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Engineers Find Nuclear Meltdown At Fukushima Plant

Posted by timothy on from the that's-not-got-much-meltdown-in-it dept.

fysdt writes "Engineers from the Tokyo Electric Power company (Tepco) entered the No.1 reactor at the end of last week for the first time and saw the top five feet or so of the core's 13ft-long fuel rods had been exposed to the air and melted down. Previously, Tepco believed that the core of the reactor was submerged in enough water to keep it stable and that only 55 per cent of the core had been damaged."

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  1. Re:and? by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Funny

    What should we be scared of now?

    The inevitable invasion of pink unicorns.

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  2. Only 55%? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm no nuclear expert, but if someone were to tell me that in the accident I only damaged 55% of my body, I wouldn't feel terribly good about it.

  3. Re:Nuclear power arguments by dunkelfalke · · Score: 1, Funny

    If coal is as radioactive as you want me to believe, why don't they use coal instead of uranium in nuclear power plants?

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  4. Re:The "I Told You So" Thread? by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 3, Funny

    the consequences of accidents are unpredictable.

    FTFY