Poll: Pick Reactor Most in Trouble

[flamingdem]

Door #1, Door #2, Door #3, Door #4

[jpak]

1. All of the above - they all have serious unfolding problems

and TEPCO is stonewalling to the max

yup

[flamingdem]

2. I know it was hard to pick

but I picked #1 due to the fact they admitted the very high temperatures. I'm torn though, since #3 is a constant disaster and #2 has that even temperature on the thermal image. #4 seems to be a throwaway, they just seemed to have let that one go, unless there is a fire of course. Those rods from the pools may be who knows where. The USA said they saw no water in there.

[JDPriestly]

11. What do we know about TEPCO?

[flamingdem]

3. No. 3 can be a good choice, they seem quite crazed when that one let's off

dark smoke. Could it be that they have MOX on their minds, I think so. Since it will cause 500% more cancers than uranium based exposures, you can't blame them for being anxious.

[Tx4obama]

4. #3 is the one that is the most 'dangerous'. n/t

[flamingdem]

5. Here is the problem with No. 3

I think... even if they can control that one, and it's a focus for them, if any of the others go into major meltdown then no one will be able to work at the facility. I'm guessing that means if one goes they all go, but who knows.

This is why #1 is a concern, it came out of nowhere today and they weren't watching it as well, so it might be the most progressed..

[WheelWalker]

13. You can't plan for worst case scenerio

because imagination fails.

[flamingdem]

6. Just found this photo of the control room for No. 3 - Yomiuri News

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/zoom/20110323-OYT9I00339.htm

[WheelWalker]

12. Don't you wonder what 9.0 felt like in there?

[WheelWalker]

7. Looks like #2 is coming up the backstretch, #3 a heartache

to bear...

[flamingdem]

8. Sadly, No. 2 is close to No. 3 so I don't know if they can work on No. 3 now

but little did we know it would be No. 2 that might be the worst.

[Yo_Mama]

9. 2's worst

1) There is the suspected breach which is going to make it very hard to cool down. The recent pressure fluctuations make it look like it really is not sealed.

2) Reported radiation levels at the reactors always seem to be worst at 2. For example, a few days ago they measured 10 milliS at 1 and 15 at 2.

3) It's worse in another way - they can't spray cool it because the building is mostly intact (blow-out panel gone) and unfortunately, high-level radiation there makes it difficult to work on 1 & 3.

[flamingdem]

10. Wonder if the radiation could come down

.. I get that throw in the towel vibe.

Wonder what they'll do next for the media.

[AtheistCrusader]

14. Reactor 2 by a long shot.

Explosion damaged it's suppression pool. That's part of the containment, and unless there's some valve or safety not listed in any of the public schematics I have seen, the suppression pool is integral and cannot be isolated from the containment. So #2 is relying mostly upon the inner core containment only at this point, most likely.

If the core melts through, the containment won't hold, at the suppression pool. No direct verification, but seems pretty likely at this point.

[flamingdem]

15. #2 is a contender

while #3 is of greatest concern #2 might be the first to be clearly evidenced to be in meltdown.