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
by | 2011-03-15 | 21 Comments
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 “American official” saying the “fire there may have been caused by machine oil in a …
The Age of Extremes
by | 2011-03-15 | 9 Comments
Over the eons, Planet Earth has been profoundly marked by violent collisions, including perhaps five that prompted great extinctions. The playground now known as the Chesapeake Bay was created thirty-five million years ago by an asteroid three to five kilometers in diameter. The Himalayas, about an hour away from sea level, as the crow flies, …
Another FEPC Statement
by | 2011-03-14 | 64 Comments
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 is to prevent breaching of the primary containment vessels. There also remains an outstanding question …
