Japan nuclear inquiry And reactor reports

Japan nuclear inquiry & reactor reports

Inquiry & reactor reports : An investigation is under way in japan to establish the source of a radiation leak at the quake hit nuclear plant which left two workers in hospital.

The plant operator says very high radiation levels recorded in water at one reactor raisr the possibillity its core has been damaged.

Prime Minister Naoto kan said ‘the situation is still very unpredictable.We are working to stop the situation from worsing.We need to continue to be extremely vigilant.’

From cnn report -The number of people confirmed to dead in japan disaster rose past 10,000 on friday two weaks after one strongest earthquakes on record sent a tsunami plowing over the nation’s estern shore.
At least 10,035 people were killed and 17,443 are missing,the Japan national police Agency said in its latest report.

More than 25,000 buildings were washed away.
A man said “I don’t want to lose my home town,” he said, fighting back tears. ” I want it to come back. we won’t gove up.”

Since march 11,the six reactors at the fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been in various states of disrepair after being battered by earthquake and tsunami.

Here is the latest report on the reactors:

Reactors 1:

Pressure and temperature levels at the No. 1 reactor continue to fluctuate, though Hidehiko Nishiyama of Japan’s nuclear and industrial safety agency told reporters Friday that the situation then appeared “rather stable.”

While conceding that “controlling the temperature and pressure has been difficult,” Nishiyama said there were indications that the pressure and temperature were both decreasing.

Reactors 2:

Like No.1, there has been evidence of high radiation levels in spots in and around the No.2 reactor though not as high as that of the No.3 unit.

Reactors 3:

The building of the No. 3 reactor was “severely damaged” after an explosion caused by the buildup of hydrogen gas, reports the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum.
Its core reactor is also damaged, its fuel rods are either partly or fully exposed.
As to its nuclear spent fuel pool, reports are that the pool was “possibly damaged” and the water level has been low a reason for the repeated spraying.

Reactors 4:

A concrete pump truck was used once again Friday to inject seawater into the unit’s fuel pool.

Reactors 5:

The No.5 unit appears safe, for now, Nishiyama said. Its capability to cool the fuel rods in the spent fuel pool is working again, according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum.

Reactors 6:

The No. 6 unit appears safe, for now, Nishiyama said. Its capability to cool the fuel rods in the spent fuel pool is working again, according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum

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