[ransomnote]

I really appreciate the number of foreign publications that make English translations available. I wonder if our nuke plant event reports are translated into other languages? This is an update for a nuke plant reporting an event in Tsuruga, Japan on the west coast. If you saw the kyodo news briefs it was something like 'radiation leaks suspected from fuel rods at Tsuruga...' http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/05/89047.html

This is supposedly a MOX plant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuruga_Nuclear_Power_Plant

Since the latest guess in pin-holes in cladding I am hoping the issue is small for them and does not over burden their current nuke work load - they have enough to do already.

[ransomnote]

Ah...I see that you have to click on ‘situation update’ tab at the link to read the excerpt and the prior update #1.

[blueplum]

this is a different power operator?

pinholes in currently-in-use rods don’t sound good - what causes pinholes? in titanium? no coolant?