Chain Reactions Reignited At Fukushima

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday May 9, 2011 @01:40AM from the someone-explain-the-science dept.

mdsolar writes "Radioactive byproducts indicate that nuclear chain reactions must have been burning at the damaged nuclear reactors long after the disaster unfolded. Tetsuo Matsui at the University of Tokyo, says the limited data from Fukushima indicates that nuclear chain reactions must have reignited at Fuksuhima up to 12 days after the accident. Matsui says the evidence comes from measurements of the ratio of cesium-137 and iodine-131 at several points around the facility and in the seawater nearby."

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SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! by Thud457 · 2011-05-09 02:02 · Score: 0, Troll

The fictional reactor they developed in the movie "Chain Reaction" as an cavitational sonofusion device. If you can't tell the difference between fission and fusion, please refrain from muddying the waters. And no matter what, never, under any circumstances remove the sands.

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the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff