Tag Archives: hydrogen explosion

New highly ra­dio­act­ive particles found in Fukushima　via Science News University of Helsinki

Posted on 2021/02/20 by nfield

The 10 year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident occurs in March. Work just published in the Journal ‘Science of the Total Environment’ documents new, large (> 300 micrometers), highly radioactive particles that were released from one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Risk of hydrogen explosion from leaking containers at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/05/23 by norma field

Inspections of containers holding contaminated water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant found that at least 10 percent have leaks, which could trigger a hydrogen explosion. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant’s operator, reported its findings at a … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , | Leave a comment