All the news channels are going Libya crazy at the moment, however i just found this tidbit of news that Japan has been rocked by 3 rather large quakes today.
6.6 2011/03/22 09:44:30 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.4 2011/03/22 09:19:06 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.6 2011/03/22 07:18:48 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
and here's the latest update from the Daiichi and Daiini plants.
6.6 2011/03/22 09:44:30 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.4 2011/03/22 09:19:06 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
6.6 2011/03/22 07:18:48 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
and here's the latest update from the Daiichi and Daiini plants.
Fukushima Daiichi plant
-- Reactor No. 1 (Operation suspended after quake)
Partial melting of core, cooling failure, vapor vented, building housing containment of reactor damaged by hydrogen explosion, roof blown off, seawater being pumped in, work to restore electric power in progress.
-- Reactor No. 2 (Operation suspended after quake)
Damage to reactor containment structure feared, cooling failure, seawater being pumped in, fuel rods fully exposed temporarily, vapor vented, building housing containment of reactor damaged by blast at adjacent reactor No. 3, blast heard near suppression chamber of containment vessel, seawater pumped into pool holding spent-fuel rods on Sunday, access to external power restored Sunday, steam seen rising Monday.
-- Reactor No. 3 (Operation suspended after quake)
Partial melting of core feared, cooling failure, vapor vented, seawater being pumped in, building housing containment of reactor badly damaged by hydrogen explosion, seawater dumped over spent-fuel storage pool by helicopter Thursday, water sprayed at it from ground for six days through Tuesday, workers forced to evacuate on Monday due to grayish smoke seen billowing from roof.
-- Reactor No. 4 (Under maintenance when quake struck)
No fuel rods in reactor core, renewed nuclear chain reaction feared at spent-fuel storage pool, fire at building housing containment of reactor, only frame remains of reactor building roof, temperature in the pool reached 84 C on March 14, water sprayed at pool for three days through Tuesday.
-- Reactor No. 5 (Under maintenance when quake struck)
Some fuel rods left in reactor core, cooling in spent-fuel storage pool resumed Saturday, cold shutdown at reactor on Sunday, access to external power restored, power source switched to external power from emergency power on Monday.
-- Reactor No. 6 (Under maintenance when quake struck)
Some fuel rods left in reactor core, emergency power generator and cooling functions restored Saturday, cold shutdown at reactor on Sunday.
Fukushima Daini plant
-- Reactors No. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Operation suspended after quake)
Cold shutdown, not under emergency status.
==Kyodo
-- Reactor No. 1 (Operation suspended after quake)
Partial melting of core, cooling failure, vapor vented, building housing containment of reactor damaged by hydrogen explosion, roof blown off, seawater being pumped in, work to restore electric power in progress.
-- Reactor No. 2 (Operation suspended after quake)
Damage to reactor containment structure feared, cooling failure, seawater being pumped in, fuel rods fully exposed temporarily, vapor vented, building housing containment of reactor damaged by blast at adjacent reactor No. 3, blast heard near suppression chamber of containment vessel, seawater pumped into pool holding spent-fuel rods on Sunday, access to external power restored Sunday, steam seen rising Monday.
-- Reactor No. 3 (Operation suspended after quake)
Partial melting of core feared, cooling failure, vapor vented, seawater being pumped in, building housing containment of reactor badly damaged by hydrogen explosion, seawater dumped over spent-fuel storage pool by helicopter Thursday, water sprayed at it from ground for six days through Tuesday, workers forced to evacuate on Monday due to grayish smoke seen billowing from roof.
-- Reactor No. 4 (Under maintenance when quake struck)
No fuel rods in reactor core, renewed nuclear chain reaction feared at spent-fuel storage pool, fire at building housing containment of reactor, only frame remains of reactor building roof, temperature in the pool reached 84 C on March 14, water sprayed at pool for three days through Tuesday.
-- Reactor No. 5 (Under maintenance when quake struck)
Some fuel rods left in reactor core, cooling in spent-fuel storage pool resumed Saturday, cold shutdown at reactor on Sunday, access to external power restored, power source switched to external power from emergency power on Monday.
-- Reactor No. 6 (Under maintenance when quake struck)
Some fuel rods left in reactor core, emergency power generator and cooling functions restored Saturday, cold shutdown at reactor on Sunday.
Fukushima Daini plant
-- Reactors No. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Operation suspended after quake)
Cold shutdown, not under emergency status.
==Kyodo
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