Related News
Container of Japan nuclear reactor feared damaged
Source: Xinhua |
March 16, 2011, Wednesday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
CHIEF Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said today that the container of the No.3 reactor of the troubled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant might have been damaged and leaked radioactive steam.
According to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, hourly radiation near the plant was measured at 6.4 millisievert at 10:45 am local time (0145 GMT).
Earlier in the day Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that a fire had broken out at the No.4 reactor building at the scene of a blaze yesterday at the plant where high amounts of radiation have been detected.
According to the plant's officials, the fire was spotted at 05:45 am local time at the northwestern corner of the building that houses the No. 4 reactor.
Although half an hour following the first sighting of flames, the blaze could no longer be seen the utility said.
The cause of the fire remains unclear at this point a spokesperson for TEPCO said today, adding that the fire apparently went out of its own accord.
The No. 4 Reactor was undergoing checks at the time of Friday's quake and was not operating, TEPCO said, adding that but they have been having problems cooling down a storage pool for spent nuclear fuel rods inside the building.
At the plant's No.1 reactor TEPCO said 70 percent of the fuel rods have been damaged as have 33 percent of the rods at its No.2 reactor.
Both reactors are believed to have undergone a partial meltdown following critical cooling functions being knocked out following Friday's massive quake and ensuing tsunami, the utility said.
According to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, hourly radiation near the plant was measured at 6.4 millisievert at 10:45 am local time (0145 GMT).
Earlier in the day Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that a fire had broken out at the No.4 reactor building at the scene of a blaze yesterday at the plant where high amounts of radiation have been detected.
According to the plant's officials, the fire was spotted at 05:45 am local time at the northwestern corner of the building that houses the No. 4 reactor.
Although half an hour following the first sighting of flames, the blaze could no longer be seen the utility said.
The cause of the fire remains unclear at this point a spokesperson for TEPCO said today, adding that the fire apparently went out of its own accord.
The No. 4 Reactor was undergoing checks at the time of Friday's quake and was not operating, TEPCO said, adding that but they have been having problems cooling down a storage pool for spent nuclear fuel rods inside the building.
At the plant's No.1 reactor TEPCO said 70 percent of the fuel rods have been damaged as have 33 percent of the rods at its No.2 reactor.
Both reactors are believed to have undergone a partial meltdown following critical cooling functions being knocked out following Friday's massive quake and ensuing tsunami, the utility said.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
