nearing full ‘China Syndrome’ scenario 30 Nov 2011 The stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant came a lot closer to a full “China Syndrome” meltdown than previous company analyses had indicated, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Wednesday. The nuclear fuel rods in reactor No. 1 likely melted completely, TEPCO and the Japanese government said for the first time — burning a hole through one surrounding vessel and eating through up to three-quarters of the concrete base at the bottom of a second containment vessel meant as a last barrier between the radioactive core and the outside world. That brought the fuel closer than previously believed to breaching the containment vessel and continuing to burn through the ground below — a catastrophic scenario sometimes described as the “China Syndrome,” from the notion popularized in a US film by the same name, that in a catastrophic meltdown, molten reactor fuel could sink through the earth until it reached China.
Its now reported the situation at Fukushima is even much worse than this above report.
It appears its 4 X worse. The three other disabled damaged reactors are also in various stages of meltdown. Radiation levels continue to rise .Reaching dangerous levels in Tokyo almost 200 miles away.Who knows what levels of radiation has reached the west coast of America and beyond.It seems to be hush hush…for some reason.
