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Spraying synthetic resin - How effective is such a measure going to be containing the Fukushima nuclear reactors?
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March 30th, 2011
“Four out of six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were damaged beyond repair in Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, the chairman of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday. Potential solutions for containing the hazardous materials include spraying a synthetic resin on the ground to slow or stop contamination from spreading to the sea, and dropping a cloth cover over the reactors. Hydrogen explosions blew off the roofs of two reactors and damaged a third; at least one reactor’s spent fuel pools are now exposed to the environment. Hironobu Unesaki, professor of nuclear engineering at Kyoto University, said a cover could be an effective way to control gaseous emissions from the reactors. But he said a cover would likely not have an impact on the water leaking from a pipe or a compression chamber at the base of the reactor, as the company suspects is happening.”
Good idea? Desperate measures?
What would you recommend how to proceed best in Fukushima?
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