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Unit 2 Explosion and Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Fire

Posted on March 15, 2011 11:57 pm UTC

Explosion at Unit 2 It was reported earlier today that the explosion at Unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi plant damaged the suppression chamber.  As discussed in the previous post, the suppression chamber/torus (i.e. donut shape vessel containing water) is … Continue reading →

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Explanation of Hydrogen Explosions at Units 1 and 3

Posted on March 15, 2011 4:51 pm UTC

Explosions at units 1 and 3 occurred due to similar causes. When an incident occurs in a nuclear power plant such as a loss of coolant accident or when power is lost, usually the first response is to depressurize the … Continue reading →

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Damage to Fukushima Daiichi 2 [World Nuclear News]

Posted on March 15, 2011 2:27 am UTC

Loud noises were heard at Fukushima Daiichi 2 at 6.10am this morning. A major component beneath the reactor may be damaged. Confirmation of loud sounds this morning came from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA). It noted that “the … Continue reading →

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Status Update – 3/14/11 at 1:00 pm EST (Source – The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC))

Posted on March 15, 2011 1:40 am UTC

As of 1:00PM (EST), March 14, 2011 * Radiation Levels o At 9:37AM (JST) on March 14, a radiation level of 3130 micro sievert was recorded at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. o At 10:35AM on March 14, a … Continue reading →

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Modified version of original post written by Josef Oehmen

Posted on March 13, 2011 5:43 pm UTC

About the original post Below is a revised and edited version of the original post written by Josef Oehmen that first appeared on Morgsatlarge. At Oehmen’s request the original post was checked for technical accuracy, revised and moved to mitnse.com. … Continue reading →

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