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Now damage likely to nuclear fuel cores in 3 Fukushima reactors

Damage suspected at other reactors Herald Sun May 16, 2011 SUBSTANTIAL damage has occurred in fuel cores at two other reactors of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear complex.The announcement by operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., further complicates the already daunting task of bringing the reactors to a safe shutdown while avoiding the release of high levels of radioactivity.

The revelation followed an acknowledgment on Thursday that a similar meltdown of the core took place at Unit Number One. The operator, known also as Tepco, said that the unit lost its reactor core 16 hours after the plant was struck by a magnitude-9 earthquake and a giant tsunami on the afternoon of March 11.

Workers also found that No. 1 Unit’s reactor building is flooded in the basement, reinforcing the suspicion that the containment vessel is damaged and leaking highly radioactive water…..Damage suspected at other reactors | Herald Sun

May 16, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011