Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Fukushima Nuke Plant Now in Full Meltdown

The nuclear industry's worst nightmare is realized.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) officials confirmed today the months-long of suspicion that the Reactor No. 1 at Fukushima suffered a full meltdown.

  "There must be a large leak," Junichi Matsumoto, a general manager at the utility told a news conference.
"The fuel pellets likely melted and fell, and in the process may have damaged...the pressure vessel itself and created a hole," he added.

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