Tepco Handout: Reactor No. 2 hits highest temperature this year — RPV now at 72.2°C

Published: February 7th, 2012 at 12:27 am ET
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Title: Press Handout
Source: Tepco
Date: Feb 7, 2012

Increase in Temperature of the RPV Bottom (Upper Bottom Head) at Unit 2, Fukushima Daiichi (1F) NPS

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Feb. 6 at 23:00 JST: 69.9°C
Feb. 7 at 05:00 JST: 72.2°C

SOURCE: Tepco

Reactor No. 2:

For comparison, a relatively stable looking Reactor No. 1:

Published: February 7th, 2012 at 12:27 am ET
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