[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[bgill]

Is it too late to catch a ride on the Mars Rover?

[justa-hairyape]

There has been some reporting, on a non-profit site, that a rather large flame was seen all night long at the plant. Speculation is that is was burning of hydrogen gas. The wind speed at Fukushima has slowed, and it is very difficult to see any flame during the daylight. Might be interesting to check out once the sun sets. Tepco has been giving out information that might lead one to think they have new hydrogen gas buildup problems.

Possible Fire Or Controlled Hydrogen Venting At Fukushima Daiichi

UPDATE: Fire At Fukushima Likely Hydrogen Purge

[lefty-lie-spy]

Pretty wild stuff. The pressure vessel is typically 250mm thick 12 meters tall and 5 meters wide and is manufactured to withstand temperatures of at least 350c. Fast neutrons are pretty freaking amazing, eh? I love studying this stuff.

[razorback-bert]

thanks

[perks]

63 TONS of hot fuel burrowing into concrete is NOT cooled by 43 CM of water.

IE, reactor 2 is only 58% melted, yet it is releasing Xenon gas in significant quantities( as reported many places in early Nov. This would require temperatures of 1450K or about 2,200F.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior_of_nuclear_fuel_during_a_reactor_accident )

So obviously the cooling in reactor 2 is not fully cooling the melted fuel and it is still eroding the containment vessel.

[justa-hairyape]

Well, apparently the Japanese Government says there is no problem. So therefore there is no problem.

Japan may announce Fukushima cold shutdown on Dec. 16: Yomiuri

(Reuters) - Japan may announce on December 16 that tsunami-damaged nuclear reactors in Fukushima are in a cold shutdown, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, an important milestone in its plan to bring under control the worst nuclear accident in 25 years.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It’s headed for Brazil.

[little jeremiah]

Thank you for keeping at this.

I try to read and grasp the import but all I can come up with is “FUBAR”.

:-(