What Went Wrong in Japan's Nuclear Reactors

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-10-21 05:27

The eyes of the world have been riveted on Japan's Fukushima Dai-1 nuclear power plant and its workers' desperate efforts to stabilize the nuclear reactors. Explosions first occurred in the buildings housing reactors No. 1 and No. 3 in the days following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and troubling problems next arose in reactor building No. 2. Fires at the building housing reactor No. 4, which was shut down at the time of the earthquake, raised a new set of concerns regarding spent nuclear fuel.
I just want to share this article from Engineering-today.com: http://www.engineering-today.com/2011/10/nuclear-energys-grim-future.html.

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Interesting perspective

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-10-22 06:10.

This is an interesting preliminary treatment of the subject area. I hope to review the entire series, time permitting.