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Fukushima nuclear fuel rods in ‘partial meltdown’

‘Partial meltdown’ at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Rick Wallace, Tokyo The Australian * March 29, 2011 HIGHLY radioactive water, endangering workers and hindering repair efforts at the Fukushima nuclear plant, was the result of a “partial meltdown” of the fuel rods in the plant’s No 2 reactor, Japan’s chief government spokesman admitted yesterday.

Chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano said the water was believed to have temporarily come into contact with the partially melted fuel rods inside the reactor…….‘Partial meltdown’ at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant | The Australian

March 29, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011