(Heard on the public radio, from a presidential candidate whose ideas are close to mine’s, but who is definitely missing in quantitative as well as verbal skills!)
It has been shown that the probability of a major nuclear accident in France is of one out of six every ten years. It is like a gun where you put six bullets in the barrel and press the trigger every ten years.
(Hem…, no!)
Here is the most recent press release from TEPCO, the Tokyo Electricity Power Company that manages the Fukushima Daïchi nuclear plant, where experts believe several reactors may have already melted:
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All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down. Unit 1(Shut down) - Reactor has been shut down. However, the unit is under inspection due to the explosive sound and white smoke that was confirmed after the big quake occurred at 3:36PM. - We have been injecting sea water and boric acid which absorbs neutron into the reactor core. Unit 2(Shut down) - Reactor has been shut down and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System has been injecting water to the reactor. Current reactor water level is lower than normal level, but the water level is steady. After fully securing safety, we are preparing to implement a measure to reduce the pressure of the reactor containment vessels under the instruction of the national government. Unit 3(Shut down) - Reactor has been shut down. However, High Pressure Core Injection System has been automatically shut down and water injection to the reactor is currently interrupted. We are examining alternative way to inject water. Also, following the instruction by the government and with fully securing safety, steps to lowering the pressure of reactor containment vessel has been taken. Spraying in order to lower pressure level within the reactor containment vessel has been cancelled. - Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage inside the reactor containment vessel. Unit 4 (shut down due to regular inspection) - Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to ensure safety is maintained. - Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage inside the reactor containment vessel. Unit 5 (outage due to regular inspection) - Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to ensure safety is maintained. - Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage inside the reactor containment vessel. Unit 6 (outage due to regular inspection) - Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to ensure safety is maintained. - Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage inside the reactor containment vessel. |
I find it amazing it is written in such a surrealistic remote tone, given what is currently happening in this plant!
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