heavyset ulysses: March 13th, 2011 ? JNES Communications ? Reactor 2 fuel ...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

March 13th, 2011 ? JNES Communications ? Reactor 2 fuel ...

From: Hidehiko Yamachika [mailto:yamachika-hidehiko@jnes-usa.org]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:17 AM
To: ?Hidehiko Yamachika?; Emche, Danielle; Foggie, Kirk; Cullingford, Michael -
Cc: aono-kenjiro@jnes-usa.org; Michael W. Chinworth
Subject: RE: Fukushima I Unit 2

I came back.

TEPCO said that they started injection of sea water to unit 2 at 5:20am in EDT, but the injection does?not work well. All of fuels seem to be uncovered.

From: Hidehiko Yamachika [mailto:yamachika-hidehiko@jnes-usa.org]
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:09 PM
To: ?Hidehiko Yamachika?; ?Emche, Danielle?; Foggie, Kirk; Cullingford, Michael -
Cc: aono-kenjiro@jnes-usa.org; Michael W. Chinworth
Subject: RE: Fukushima I Unit 3

Staff of TEPCO Fukushima 1 Office announced that parameters show that the containment vessel is?sound (fine), but detail is under investigation.

From: Hidehiko Yamachika [mailto:yamachika-hidehiko@jnes-usa.org]
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:49 PM
To: ?Hidehiko Yamachika?; ?Emche, Danielle?; Foggie, Kirk; Cullingford, Michael -
Cc: aono-kenjiro@jnes-usa.org; Michael W. Chinworth
Subject: RE: Fukushima I Unit 3

A Chief Cabinet Secretary, Edano, announced at 10:45pm in EDT that explosion at Unit 3 seems to be?same as that of Unit 1,and that a chief of NISA office at Fukushima 1 said that containment vessel?seems to be sound.

@yamachika

From: Hidehiko Yamachika [mailto:yamachika-hidehiko@jnes-usa.org]
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:27 PM
To: ?Hidehiko Yamachika?; ?Emche, Danielle?; Foggie, Kirk; Cullingford, Michael
Cc: aono-kenjiro@jnes-usa.org; Michael W. Chinworth
Subject: RE: Fukushima I Unit 3

According to NHK, Japanese TV media at 10:20 pm in EDT, NISA announced there is an hydrogen?explosion on unit 3 of Fukushima I at 10:01 pm in EDT.

Steam like white smoke and brown smoke are recognized in the TV.

@yamachika