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In reply to the discussion: The Mystery Plume Rising Over Fukushima’s Reactor 3 [View all]questionseverything
(9,680 posts)saw this....http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8393
The Times also notes: "The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that the Japanese government had formally asked for assistance as it responds to the crisis in Fukushima."
And, as to Unit 3, they say:
But the situation a reactor No. 3 was being closely watched for another reason. That reactor uses a special mix of nuclear fuel known as MOX fuel. MOX is considered contentious because it is made with reprocessed plutonium and uranium oxides. Any radioactive plume from that fuel would be more dangerous than ordinary nuclear fuel, experts say, because inhaling plutonium even in very small quantities is considered lethal.
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do you know if that statement about the mox fuel is accurate?
bradblog has lots of before and after pics of the units...looking at the after pics it is hard to believe containment was not compromised
thanks for keeping us updated!