[R. Cromack] Reactor 1 in "Meltdown" (NHK World News)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2011-05-12 16:09

"Scare-mongering" or no, it's hard NOT to read this without feeling a lump in your throat'

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_03.html

Rick Cromack.
Allen, Texas

‹ Quick math question for BRAWM, please No data were provided on the leak's size or rate. May 12 ›

I may be completely wrong,

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-05-12 16:24.

I may be completely wrong, but it seems the meltdown happened the first days after the accident, some hours after loosing cooling capabilities. The news is that Tepco has finally recognized the situation, or at least that they were able to obtain enough hard data to confirm what many had suspected from the beginning.

What I would like to read at this point is some expert opinion on both the best and the worst case scenarios. Or at least someone recognizing that there is absolutely no way of predicting the consequences.

Meh. At this point it's

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-05-12 17:51.

Meh.

At this point it's probably in the process of becoming a lump of corium.

As long as it stays inside it's no worse than now. If there is leaking water from the nozzles, that will not matter if the flood the containment vessel.

fallout maps links at

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-05-12 18:08.

fallout maps links at dutchsinse.com/blog