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AtheistCrusader

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12. Well on December 2nd, they said it was unlikely any fuel remained in the RPV.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 06:08 PM

Feb 2012

Unit 1 didn't get cooling water for 14 hours, so the damage is simulated to be quite a bit worse than the other two reactors that were hot at the time.

By 'any' fuel, of course, they don't mean it's shiny and clean, just little more than residue remained in place.

But I agree with the rest.

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Temperature at No.2 reactor remains high. [View all] bluecoat_fan Feb 2012 OP

Jeepers. truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #1

I'm sure the pro-nuke lobby will be chiming in any time now to tell us that this doesn't matter kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #2

I am surprised they haven't hit this already. kenfrequed Feb 2012 #3

They have...over in the Environment Group... truebrit71 Feb 2012 #4

You got that right. I got one trying to tell me #4 is safe from falling over(nt). bluecoat_fan Feb 2012 #7

Nice 'excerpt'. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #5

Can you tell us where the fuel from Reactor 1 is? Tepco can't. MjolnirTime Feb 2012 #6

No, TEPCO won't. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #9

The dance never ends, does it? FBaggins Feb 2012 #10

Well on December 2nd, they said it was unlikely any fuel remained in the RPV. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #12

Yep... but "unlikely" isn't definite enough for this gang. FBaggins Feb 2012 #14

K&R... stonecutter357 Feb 2012 #11

Inside reactor 1 AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #13

Your experts are unnamed Ukrainian nuclear experts, Japan Gov't and TEPCO?(nt) bluecoat_fan Feb 2012 #8

This pobability analysis sulphurdunn Feb 2012 #15

We need to turn this into a reality show Gringostan Feb 2012 #16