DocumentCode
108125
Title
Fukushima´s next 40 years
Author
Strickland, Eliza
Volume
51
Issue
3
fYear
2014
fDate
Mar-14
Firstpage
46
Lastpage
53
Abstract
Aradiation-proof superhero could make sense of Japan´s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in an afternoon. Our champion would pick through the rubble to reactor 1, slosh through the pooled water inside the building, lift the massive steel dome of the protective containment vessel, and peek into the pressure vessel that holds the nuclear fuel. A dive to the bottom would reveal the debris of the meltdown: a hardened blob of metals with fat strands of radioactive goop dripping through holes in the pressure vessel to the floor of the containment vessel below. Then, with a clear understanding of the situation, the superhero could figure out how to clean up this mess.
Keywords
fission reactor accidents; fission reactor containment; fission reactor decommissioning; nuclear power stations; pressure vessels; Japan Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant; aradiation-proof; containment vessel floor; fat radioactive goop dipping strand; hardened metal blobs; massive steel dome; meltdown debris; nuclear fuel; pooled water; pressure vessel holes; protective containment vessel; reactor 1; Contingency management; Disasters; Environmental management; Japan; Nucelar power generation; Radiation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2014.6745884
Filename
6745884
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