Japanese Reactor Update
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 5:27 pm
It's not making headlines in the news anymore, but they're still battling to clean things up and finish cooling down the reactors and fuel ponds:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... =allsearch
STORY HIGHLIGHTS:
* Japanese authorities say there is a high possibility that fuel rods in Reactor No. 1 at Fukushima Daiichi have melted.
* NEW: Government decides to euthanize livestock in no-entry zone
* NEW: No need for alarm among the public, but nuclear workers face risks, expert says
* Tokyo Electric Power Co. blames the incident on a faulty gauge
* A new water leak is suspected at Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 1
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... =allsearch
STORY HIGHLIGHTS:
* Japanese authorities say there is a high possibility that fuel rods in Reactor No. 1 at Fukushima Daiichi have melted.
* NEW: Government decides to euthanize livestock in no-entry zone
* NEW: No need for alarm among the public, but nuclear workers face risks, expert says
* Tokyo Electric Power Co. blames the incident on a faulty gauge
* A new water leak is suspected at Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 1