Yesterday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu pointed to Unit 2 as the most likely vessel to be breached. I note that the TEPCO spent some time injecting freshwater into Unit 2. which suggests they may be worried about salt accumulation, which we discussed yesterday. Good times. Full text after the jump.
TEPCO Info & Thermographs
by | 2011-03-24 | 13 Comments
TEPCO has released another information update. Three workers were exposed to a doses exceeding 170 mSv. From a wonky perspective, the SDF is releasing “thermographs” of the reactors — infrared images that show the heat from the reactor vessels and the spent fuel ponds. The SDF website has a full set of images from March …
FEPC Info Sheet 3/24
by | 2011-03-24 | 15 Comments
TEPCO turned on the lights in the control room at Unit 1. I imagine this is a little like turning on the lights Saturday morning after a very large party that turned ugly. It has to be the same sinking feeling as the scale and consequences of the preceding events slowly dawn on you. Except …
Deterrence During Disarmament
by | 2011-03-23 | 9 Comments
James Acton, our good friend and erstwhile colleague here on the blog, has published a new Adelphi Paper (aka a book), Deterrence During Disarmament. James received two awfully fine blurbs: “Ronald Reagan’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons remains a valid and ever more urgent goal. James Acton has analysed and rebutted the arguments …
