And, yes, I DO take it personally: Partial melting of the fuel rods in all three Fukushima reactors

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Monday, March 14, 2011

Partial melting of the fuel rods in all three Fukushima reactors

O.M.G...

Japanese nuclear authorities said that there was a high possibility that nuclear fuel rods at a reactor at Tokyo Electric Power's Dai-ichi plant may be melting or have melted, Jiji news agency reported.

Experts have said that if the fuel rods have been damaged, it means that it could develop into a breach of the nuclear reactor vessel and the question then becomes one of how strong the containment structure around the vessel is and whether it has been undermined by the earthquake.

japan can't seem to catch a break...

Labels: earthquake tsunami, fuel rods, Fukushima, Japan, nuclear emergency, nuclear meltdown, nuclear radiation