Unit 3 at Fukushima has suffered a hydrogen explosion like the one that earlier destroyed the building surrounding unit 1. As with the first explosion, officials are suggesting that the steal containment vessel protecting the reactor wasn't breached by the explosion.
I have to express my concern that Japanese officials are being less than forthright about the goings on at Fukushima. As others have reported, the fact that they decided to use seawater to cool these reactors is a definite sign that things were desperate. Using saltwater on that equipment virtually guarantees that it will have to be decommissioned. I can only assume that it was a last resort.
Hopefully that radiation leakage from the damaged reactors is containable before things get really bad.
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