Сейчас, сейчасНовости из Японии поплохели
gazeta.ru — Японцы признали, что топливные стержни в реакторе № 2 АЭС "Фукусима-1" дважды были полностью открыты из-за падения уровня охлаждающей их воды. Правительство Японии заявило, что в трех аварийных реакторах с большой степенью вероятности может начаться плавление топлива. Тем временем власти префектур пытаются накормить выживших и кремировать мертвых: в стране не хватает пищи и воды, а крематории перегружены.
Tokyo Electric Power Company is battling to cool a reactor to prevent another explosion at its nuclear power plant in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture.
The utility firm said on Monday afternoon that fuel rods are exposed at the Number Two reactor of its Fukushima Number One plant after the level of coolant water dropped. At around 6:20pm, the power company began pumping in seawater.
Tokyo Electric says it had to halt the process due to fuel loss for the pumping system, possibly leaving the fuel rods in the reactor exposed. The firm says a core meltdown might have occurred.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says that pumping seawater into the reactor is working now.
Earlier in the day, the firm told the government that the reactor had lost all cooling capability due to a failure of the emergency power system.
Since then, the company has tried to circulate the coolant by steam instead of electricity. But attempts to lower the temperature inside the reactor chamber have not worked well.
The company is also considering opening a hole in the reactor housing building to release hydrogen generated by the exposed fuel rods.
Accumulated hydrogen has caused blasts at two other reactors at the plant.
Monday, March 14, 2011 20:36 +0900 (JST)