Fears that Reactor No. 3 “which contains MOX plutonium fuel, may have also suffered a meltdown”

Published: May 13th, 2011 at 2:15 pm ET
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Partial meltdown hits Fukushima nuclear plant, The Independent, May 13, 2011:

Observers fear that Reactor 3, which contains MOX plutonium fuel, may have also suffered a meltdown, and the situation inside Reactor 2 is still shrouded in mystery.

Published: May 13th, 2011 at 2:15 pm ET
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Top official says meltdown likely under way at a SECOND nuclear reactor March 12, 2011
New York Times: “Possibility that radiation from the mox fuel in the reactor — a combination of uranium and plutonium — could be released” March 25, 2011
URGENT: Japan says “partial meltdown” at No. 2 reactor – Kyodo March 27, 2011
Fox News: “ALL of the stricken reactors and spent fuel pools contain plutonium” March 18, 2011
TEPCO admits No. 1 and No. 2 reactors suffered more damage than originally believed March 22, 2011

Lucas Whitefield Hixson

May 13, 2011 at 2:21 pm

Tokyo Japan Being Hit With MASSIVE Radiation May 13th 2011
http://lucaswhitefieldhixson.com/tokyo-japan-being-hit-massive-radiation-may-13th-2011

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JustMe

May 13, 2011 at 2:23 pm

well… here we go

Darth

May 13, 2011 at 2:39 pm

This weather change has been expected. During the summer months in Japan the winds tend to be more inland then Westerly. Also it is their rainy season. Expect the worst in terms of fallout over Tokyo and all of Japan as the winds will douse the entire nation with radioactive fallout. I guess China, Russia, etc. eastern seaboards will also get dusted.

Jake

May 15, 2011 at 2:34 am

Well, maybe they will move their lazy asses a bit quicker when winds poison their own people. I am on the west coast of the US and I am getting tired of their incompetence poisoning me and my food supply and risk cancer in a few years. Russians buried Chernobyl within 4-6 weeks. These Japanese as***les are still spewing deadly poison onto the world. The US troops should invade Japan and protect US population from this radiation.
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May 13, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Fallout 330 km to South of FUKU

http://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=3299943&postcount=7087

May 13, 2011 at 2:45 pm

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_39.html

They say 780 becquerels of cesium were detected in tea leaves in Odawara City, 740 becquerels in Kiyokawa Village, 680 becquerels in Yugawara Town, 670 becquerels in Aikawa Town and 530 becquerels in Manazuru Town.

The Kanagawa prefectural government has asked the affected municipalities and the local farmers’ cooperative to voluntarily halt shipments for the time being.

mark V

May 13, 2011 at 2:56 pm

Rod Marining, co-founder of Greenpeace International and a director and member of the committee, Better Radiation Testing in B.C. has left the West Coast due to radiation concerns.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/121743059.html

Anthony

May 13, 2011 at 3:16 pm

Telling….
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Stephen

May 13, 2011 at 3:07 pm

What’s the news – we already knew a month ago that The Reactor 1,2 and 3 all had melted down – and yes, they melted through the vessels and containment. Question is – what the heck are they doing to bury this permanent mess?

MarcinJ

May 13, 2011 at 3:50 pm

a year ago there was already a warning against using MOX describing it as “reckless and dangerous”
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=383