50 Fukushima Heroes Work On, as Radiation Levels Soar

Pausing for respite for a few hour , the “ Fukushima 50 , ” as they ’ve become live , finally had a chance to becharm their breath .

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Edano also confirmed that temperatures in the water cool down the nuclear rods have actually increase . An idealistic temperature is 40 degrees Celsius ( 104 degrees Fahrenheit ) , but they ’d risen to 84 degree Celsius ( 183 degrees Fahrenheit ) . With reactors 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 already hit by exposions and fires , the fifth and sixth reactors are now experiencing soar temperatures too .

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TEPCO , the Tokyo Electric Power Co. ,startedspraying saltwater and boric pane onto the reactors from military helicopters , but it was forsake in short afterwards , after vexation too much brine would be plunge and grow into steam , which would forestall their efforts by producing atomic number 1 and only increase the air pressure .

Current reactor status according to Kyodo News

nuclear reactor 1 . cool off bankruptcy , partial melting of essence , vapor vented , building damage by H burst , seawater being pumped in .

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Reactor 2 . cool down bankruptcy , seawater being pumped in , fuel rods fully expose temporarily , vapor ventilate , building damaged Monday by blast at Reactor No . 3 , damage to containment vessel on Tuesday , possible meltdown venerate .

Reactor 3 . Cooling failure , partial thaw of core reverence , vaporisation vented , seawater being pump in , building damaged Monday by H explosion , in high spirits - grade radiation measure nearby on Tuesday , plumage of locoweed observed Wednesday , damage to containment vessel likely .

Reactor 4 . Fire Tuesday possibly because of hydrogen explosion at pool holding spent fuel rods , fire observe Wednesday at building housing reactor .

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The radiation effects on the 50 actor , conceive to be work in shifts , is still unidentified . irradiation level have swing up and down for 24-hour interval now , with the current levels in Fukushima City believe to be 100 time above normal , at around 20 micro - sieverts per hour . Supposedlythat ’s comparable to one pectus 10 - ray every two 60 minutes . Nausea , damage to the thyroid gland , and cancer are the vary phase of actinotherapy poisoning . Around 15 workers are believed to have been injured in the plant ’s explosions , since Saturday .

Japan ’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has discourage TEPCO executive after failing to inform the government of yesterday ’s explosion , with Kanreportedlyasking TEPCO “ the television receiver reported an explosion , but nothing was said to the meridian minister ’s office for more than an hour . What the infernal region is snuff it on ? ” While apparently implicated about the worker ’ wellness , Kan has also urged TEPCO to ensure employee go on exploit on the plant life until it is dependable , otherwise “ the [ TEPCO ] caller will give way . ” [ The Guardian , Al Jazeera , AltJapan , @Matt_AltandJoi ]

UPDATE : The helicopter has beenunableto drop any water on the reactor , owing to the high levels of radiation . Workers are now topping up the water from the terra firma .

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Meanwhile , over in Germany , all seven of their pre-1980 nuclear plants will be shut down and checked over for safety . Across the European Union , further preventative measures will also be made , with 143 of the reactors being tested also .

[ Reuters , Kyodo News , Kyodo News ]

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