TEPCO officials attempted to peer inside the damaged #2 Fukushima reactor this week but couldn’t discern the level of destruction on account of all the Gamma radiation present. Good thing they didn’t lower Bruce Banner in there.
TEPCO’s been struggling to keep Fukushima’s scorching reactors cool. They’ve also been struggling to deal with the massive volume of (now radioactive) coolant water. It’s not going so well – tons of it are spilling into the ground, Reuters reports.
Another week, another nuclear setback at Fukushima. This time, TEPCO’s noticed what appears to be contaminated water gushing out of a containment tank, Reuters reports – a development that’ll make cleaning up the facility even trickier.
Earlier this month, TEPCO revealed one if its reactors had violently melted down, with fuel lying in a radioactive puddle. Today, they’re saying the same is likely the case at two more of Fukushima’s reactors.
The first in what could become a long line of heads rolled as Masataka Shimizu, the embattled president of TEPCo, stepped down today. TEPCo also posted a $US15 Billion loss. Bet he’s glad he doesn’t have to deal with that mess anymore.
