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 more appropriate (it seems worse than Three Mile Island after all), but I’ve spent a …
Nuclear Boy
by | 2011-03-17 | 12 Comments
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
by | 2011-03-17 | 27 Comments
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 Jazcko. I am told that is because there is no new information. Update | 12:08 …
Most Recent FEPC Statement
by | 2011-03-16 | 46 Comments
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 editorializing, comparing the one hour dose at the main gate to a chest CT scan. …
