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In reply to the discussion: So it turns out that nadinbrzezinski was correct re Fukushima [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Or rather, bannas said "core".
Corium radiates .... RADIATION. There's also plenty of particulate matter carried by the cooling water, which is also radioactive.
The corium is, as I said, inside reactor 1. If it was outside, you'd know. The 'containment' is leaking water, yes. Lots of it. The torus was admitted to be damaged in the explosion. The core isn't in the torus. It's in the catchment at the bottom of the containment. It probably burned a ways into the catchment. Anywhere from 60-90 centimeters into it. About 35 inches. The fucking slab is 299 inches thick. (Tepco says 70cm, but the data has been opined on by independent experts, and a range of 60-90cm is the general consensus.)
It's Leaking. Oh fuck yes, the hydrogen explosion blew, likely, large holes in the torus. Water is coming out. Yes indeed. It's a fucking mess. But that ~300-inch thick catchment floor? Intact.