Report released on Fukushima
Report released on Fukushima
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A new very detailed report on the Fukushima nuclear power accident and events is available online from the Japan Nuclear Technology Institute.
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Patricia Lougheed
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RE: Report released on Fukushima
More accurately, will the correct lessons learned be correctly applied, or will they be layered on more layers with only more layers of band-aids?
RE: Report released on Fukushima
RE: Report released on Fukushima
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Report released on Fukushima
I gave up around page 36 because I couldn't make sense of it.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Report released on Fukushima
The chlorides in the seawater would irreparably ruin the stainless steel system. The system was going to be irreparably ruined by a partial meltdown of the fuel elements anyway, without cooling. Then seawater would be required to stop the burning of the Zircalloy fuel rod tubes, that cought fire due to being uncovered.
The Japanese method of making major decisions is to hold meetings, discuss it at bars, and hold more meetings until a consensus is achieved. Time ran out before any consensus could be reached, and Fukushima got the worst of all the possible outcomes -- fire, hydrogen explosions, radiological release into the groundwater and seawater, and chloride contamination of their entire plant.