What is Happening in the Reactor Cores of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station?

Author:  Michio Ishikawa (Chief Adviser of Japan Nuclear Technology Institute (JANTI)) By estimating what is happening in the reactor cores of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station based on the facts and developments of the Three Miles Island (TMI) accident, I would like to urgently state what are expected to happen from now on and what […]

Status of reactors at Fukushima (as of 15:00 JST, March 16, 2011)

Status of reactors at Fukushima nuclear power plants (as of 15:00 JST, March 16, 2011) The following is the known status as of Wednesday afternoon of each of the six reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the four reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant, both in Fukushima Prefecture, which were […]