FEPC Statement 3/19
Below, please find the most recent FEPC statement. In the comments, reader “oldHP” notes that the wikipedia entry for Timeline of Fukushima Nuclear Accidents is quite good and easy to read. Full text after the jump.
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Clapper on Iran NIE
Taking a break from Japan for a bit, DNI Clapper, in his prepared statement, provided an unclassified summary of the most recent NIE on Iran’s nuclear programs during the March 10 World Wide Threat hearing before the Senate Armed Services…
FEPC Statement 3/18
FEPC has released another update. This statements includes an announcement that Japan has increased the level of seriousness of the accident at Units 1,2 and 3 to 5 on the INES scale. A lot of folks thought a 6 was…
Nuclear Boy
I am not sure I understand why, but this made me smile. Maybe it was the earnestness. But, amidst the worst nuclear catastrophe in decades, a smile is definitely worth something.
Another FEPC Statement
FEPC has released another statement. Other regular sources of information are the IAEA and the Japan Atomic Industrial Form. This time there is no entry for Unit 4, which is the main source of debate between TEPCO and NRC Chairman…
Most Recent FEPC Statement
FEPC has released another update. Not great news. The cores are all at least partially exposed. The water temperature in the spent fuel pond is 183 degrees Fahrenheit — close to boiling. The fact sheet contains a small amount of…
Zirconium Cladding Fire Resources
A bibliography regarding zirconium cladding fires or, a discourse on the folly of man in the face of the wrath of nature. After the jump.
New FEPC Statement
Update | 4:32 pm It looks like there is some confusion about the source of the fire, which the IAEA reported was “at the spent fuel storage pond.” Keith Bradsher and Hiroko Tabuchi in the New York Times quote an…
Another FEPC Statement
Another statement from FEPC. My comment: TEPCO is fighting the good fight, continuing to inject seawater into Units 1 and 2. TEPCO has suspended seawater injection on Unit 3 after the explosion. That looks very bad. Remember, the goal now…
IAEA on Fukushima
Credit: Digital Globe Below is the full text of an IAEA update on Fukushima. Please note that the situation is, unfortunately, worsening by the minute. TEPCO is fighting heroically to stabilize the reactors, but they seem to be losing. I…
