plans to construct a shroud over one of the reactor buildings (but NOT sweeping under a rug/shroud)

[meow mix]

The operator of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant has announced plans to construct a shroud over one of the reactor buildings, a stop-gap measure until a more permanent solution can be found, such as entombing the facility in concrete.

Tepco will use the operation to test the construction methods and effectiveness of the shroud but plans to build similar covers over the No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings, which were also damaged by explosions after the tsunami.

Company officials admit they are not sure how effective the temporary cover may be in limiting emissions of radiation from the reactors and spent fuel pools, but it will at least prevent more rainwater entering the buildings and becoming contaminated with radiation, they said.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8578786/Japan-Tepco-to-build-sarcophagus-over-Fukushima-reactor.html

[robdogbucky]

1. More detailed info including computer models

The is the first picture of the giant polyester cover Japanese nuclear scientists hope will shield the doomed Fukushima reactor No.1.

The giant construction will be built by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) as part of a bid to stem dangerous radiation being released into the atmosphere.

TEPCO said that it would start to build a giant cover shield around the No.1 reactor building on June 27, as a temporary measure to prevent further release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere.

Officials have tried desperately to stop the leak of radiation from the plant since the disaster.
It is belived that in the latest attempt a radio-controlled crane will be used to build the polyester cover around the shattered reactor...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003901/Fukushima-entombed-Nuclear-firm-reveal-plans-covering-shield-reactor-stop-leaks.html?ITO=1490