Japan: Major meltdowns has occurred at two more Fukushima reactors
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Japan: Major meltdowns has occurred at two more Fukushima reactors
Two further reactors at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have suffered meltdown, according to its operators.
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant are shielded with tarps Photo: AP
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo 7:00AM BST 17 May 2011
The Telegraph UK
The fuel in reactors No 2 and 3 is suspected to have melted amid reports that the operators Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) failed to cool the plant in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The news came only days after it was confirmed for the first time that a meltdown had taken place in the No 1 reactor only 16 hours after the earthquake and tsunami hit the plant.
"The findings at the No. 1 reactor indicate the likelihood that the water level readings in the other reactors aren't accurate," said Junichi Matsumoto, a general manager at Tepco. "It could be that a meltdown similar to that in the No 1 reactor has occurred."
Tepco has faced wide criticism for its apparent failure to fully comprehend or reveal the extent of the damage inflicted in the plant after crucial cooling systems were knocked out by the March 11 disaster.
Despite the admission, Tepco has insisted that it will stick to its initial plan to regain control of the plant within nine months, although the government is today expected to release its own recovery roadmap.
Workers at the plant were also due to start transferring 4,000 tonnes of highly radioactive water from the No 3 reactor to a waste disposing facility using hoses to prevent further environmental leaks.
Meanwhile, the US State Department has announced that it is safe for citizens to travel along the highway or by bullet train through its recommended 50 mile evacuation zone surrounding the nuclear plant.
However, it did not change its advice for citizens to evacuate from the zone surrounding the plant, reiterating its verdict that the situation "remains serious and dynamic".
Japan: Major meltdowns has occurred at two more Fukushima reactors
Two further reactors at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have suffered meltdown, according to its operators.
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant are shielded with tarps Photo: AP
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo 7:00AM BST 17 May 2011
The Telegraph UK
The fuel in reactors No 2 and 3 is suspected to have melted amid reports that the operators Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) failed to cool the plant in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The news came only days after it was confirmed for the first time that a meltdown had taken place in the No 1 reactor only 16 hours after the earthquake and tsunami hit the plant.
"The findings at the No. 1 reactor indicate the likelihood that the water level readings in the other reactors aren't accurate," said Junichi Matsumoto, a general manager at Tepco. "It could be that a meltdown similar to that in the No 1 reactor has occurred."
Tepco has faced wide criticism for its apparent failure to fully comprehend or reveal the extent of the damage inflicted in the plant after crucial cooling systems were knocked out by the March 11 disaster.
Despite the admission, Tepco has insisted that it will stick to its initial plan to regain control of the plant within nine months, although the government is today expected to release its own recovery roadmap.
Workers at the plant were also due to start transferring 4,000 tonnes of highly radioactive water from the No 3 reactor to a waste disposing facility using hoses to prevent further environmental leaks.
Meanwhile, the US State Department has announced that it is safe for citizens to travel along the highway or by bullet train through its recommended 50 mile evacuation zone surrounding the nuclear plant.
However, it did not change its advice for citizens to evacuate from the zone surrounding the plant, reiterating its verdict that the situation "remains serious and dynamic".
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