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Chain Reactions Reignited At Fukushima

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! by Thud457 · · 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.

    --

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

  2. Re:Whack-a-mole by Sir_Kurt · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sorry,

    You did not address waste issue. Wham. Wham

    Also, I think it is obvious from the design of the Japanese reactors, That you could certainly fly a plane into the secondary containment building where the spent fuel pools are and cause a very major release, and probably disable the primary cooling pumps to boot. Wham Wham Wham

    And even with the best design you still have:
    Possible design errors. Wham
    or
    Maintenance problem Wham

    What else will pop up?

    Kurt