03:13 PM EST on September 3rd, 2012 | 34 comments

Yamada: Fuel could be outside containment — Concrete does not erode uniformly — No one knows shape of corium — Big problems with Tepco estimation (VIDEO)

01:20 PM EST on August 24th, 2012 | 11 comments

Listen: Melted fuel may have broken through concrete under reactors — Tepco just assuming it didn’t -Fukushima Volunteer (AUDIO)

09:09 PM EST on August 23rd, 2012 | 89 comments

Japan Nuclear Expert: Melted fuel may have gone through cement floor and into ground under Fukushima reactors — I don’t believe Tepco’s claim for one second — Where in the world is it? (VIDEO)

06:09 AM EST on June 22nd, 2012 | 47 comments

‘China Syndrome’? Former Japan Official: Underground rumblings heard in Fukushima plant area night of March 14, 2011 — “Caused by melted fuel underground” (VIDEO)

12:06 PM EST on April 20th, 2012 | 43 comments - (Comments are closed)

More from Lead Investigator: “The ‘nuclear lava’ melted the bottom of the containment vessel, leaking a huge amount of fission gasses and particles to the air and water”

09:53 AM EST on April 18th, 2012 | 61 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan Times on Melt Through: “Molten ‘lava’ melted bottom of containment vessel,” says nuclear engineer given access by top official — Huge amounts of fission materials released into environment

06:14 AM EST on March 31st, 2012 | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)

NYT: “Cores at three of plant’s reactors melted down, breaching their containment vessels” — Tepco maintains fuel stopped short of breaching containment vessels

12:42 AM EST on March 18th, 2012 | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan Times article refers to possibility of fuel melting through containment vessels — Also known as ‘China Syndrome’ — Architect wants to build shrines over Fukushima units to “pacify a malevolent god”

07:05 PM EST on March 17th, 2012 | 30 comments - (Comments are closed)

Analysis: Melted fuel completely penetrated concrete in under 15 hours at GE Mark I — Shows little decline in speed (CHART)

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09:57 AM EST on March 16th, 2012 | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

NYTimes in ’93: Worst type of reactor accident is nuclear fuel melting, burning through vessel and reactor basement, then into earth

04:47 PM EST on March 11th, 2012 | 25 comments - (Comments are closed)

French nuclear specialists agree Fukushima “could still explode”, corium a threat — Reactors remain in meltdown says expert, molten lava could break through at any point

02:23 AM EST on March 1st, 2012 | 120 comments - (Comments are closed)

Top US Nuke Official: Melted core penetrates concrete at 2 inches per hour — No doubt containment is lost during blackout — Manual tells you everything except how to stop it — Mark I worst of all (AUDIO)

02:47 PM EST on February 12th, 2012 | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

NHK: Gov’t report said if Fukushima containment vessels were damaged, Tokyo would be voluntarily evacuated

03:10 PM EST on December 29th, 2011 | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fukushima Boss: “The worst-case scenario is a China syndrome” where fuels leaves containment — Top Gov’t Official: Strong possibility fuel outside containment

12:00 AM EST on December 29th, 2011 | 22 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fukushima Boss: “Situation could lead to a so-called China syndrome” if Reactor 2 was left unattended — Hours later gives order to evacuate

06:58 AM EST on December 28th, 2011 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan Times: China Syndrome was near at Reactor No. 2, believed Fukushima boss Yoshida

11:14 AM EST on December 16th, 2011 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

NYT: Experts suspect melted fuel may be threatening groundwater — “Battle of epic proportions” says Koide — Concerns over recriticality

01:31 PM EST on December 7th, 2011 | 50 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear specialist: Corium hitting water table is “big concern” — Once fuel hits groundwater the concern is “it just blows right up” (VIDEO)

Nuclear specialist: Corium hitting water table is “big concern” — Once fuel hits groundwater the concern is “it just blows right up” (VIDEO)
07:55 AM EST on December 6th, 2011 | 56 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear Expert: Tepco is admitting they are very close to China Syndrome at Fukushima, where melted fuel penetrates earth (VIDEO)

10:39 PM EST on December 5th, 2011 | 61 comments - (Comments are closed)

Radio: Just a matter of time before molten core reaches groundwater at Fukushima, says architect of Reactor No. 3 (VIDEO)

Radio: Just a matter of time before molten core reaches groundwater at Fukushima, says architect of Reactor No. 3 (VIDEO)
12:10 PM EST on December 2nd, 2011 | 90 comments - (Comments are closed)

Guardian: Tepco now says concrete “could have been penetrated” — Fukushima ‘may’ have narrowly averted China Syndrome

03:31 PM EST on December 1st, 2011 | 29 comments - (Comments are closed)

MBS Radio (Japanese): Humans have never gone through such a crisis says Koide — Tepco’s assumption 37cm of concrete remains is ‘baseless’ — Suspects container broken (AUDIO)

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