2011-03-17, 02:19 AM
Regarding the water:
Regarding radiation:
Unless a new earthquake strikes about now, actually I shouldn't have jinxed it, things are looking pretty good.
No, actually it's not looking good. For some reason the seawater from the helicopters didn't seem to do much. Temperatures have also been steadily rising to over 50 celsius over at unit 5 & 6.
Quote:At about 7 p.m. EDT, NISA spokesman Takumi Koyamada said the temperature reading from the used fuel pool on Wednesday was 84 degrees Celsius and that no change had been reported since then. Typically, used uranium fuel rods are stored in deep water pools at temperatures of about 30 degrees Celsius.
Regarding radiation:
Quote:At 4 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, a radiation level of 75 millirem per hour was recorded at the plants main gate. At 4 p.m. EDT, the reading at one plant site gate was 34 millirem per hour. By comparison, the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions annual radiation dose limit for the public is 100 millirem. Radiation readings are being taken every 30 minutes.
Unless a new earthquake strikes about now, actually I shouldn't have jinxed it, things are looking pretty good.
No, actually it's not looking good. For some reason the seawater from the helicopters didn't seem to do much. Temperatures have also been steadily rising to over 50 celsius over at unit 5 & 6.