[Myrddin]

300 tons of radioactive water spilling into the Pacific ocean daily is "normal" for them at this point. A 400 ft tall pipe near the reactors has 8 cracks in the support braces. Radiation level around the pipe is 10 sieverts per hour. A significant crack exists at a point 200 ft above ground.

The continuous pour of water for cooling is/has leached out most of the boron added to quench the emissions from the fuel rods in storage. The racks are unstable. A significant quake could collapse them into a pile with the possibility of going critical. It's just a matter of time as the site is too "hot" for humans to approach.

[chrisser]

The Japanese seem to be on the cutting edge of robotics.

Kinda surprised they haven’t developed some sort of remote operated robot for this type of work.