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To: gandalftb

To clarify, the first two explosions degraded the containment buildings only, their internal reactor vessels are still intact. This third blast was heard inside the reactor containment vessel and it is likely the vessel walls were degraded in some way. If so, melting uranium fuel rods would be exposed to atmosphere.


10 posted on 03/14/2011 5:34:02 PM PDT by gandalftb (Fighting jihadists is like fighting an earthquake, harden yourselves.)
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NHK reported 10,000 times more than acceptable radiation after the explosion...


11 posted on 03/14/2011 5:37:30 PM PDT by Freddd
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To: gandalftb

Reactor #3 is the one to watch.

It has Plutonium as part of its fuel source.

Plutonium is far more deadly than Uranium and takes a very long time to decay substantially.


13 posted on 03/14/2011 5:39:03 PM PDT by DB
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To: gandalftb

The report doesn’t share your analysis. This is all conjecture.

You’d expect a spike in radiation if the containment were compromised, which hasn’t occurred.

Two, the core is subcritical now, which means that even if it were exposed, it wouldn’t be able to go critical as what happened in chernobyl.


38 posted on 03/14/2011 5:49:01 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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