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Originally Posted by godwine
Sorry guys, what is the current situation? Went to bed, woke up with no power in the house, so I had no TV or internet access..
Anyways, on NHK live, some people were saying that there are improvement, SDF is now spraying water at reactors to cool down the spent fuel cell. And if all goes well, high voltage line will be ran to attach a pump to circulate water to cool the core and the spent fuel cell
what is the radiation level like now? Is there still a risk?
Also, there are people saying something about a radioactive cloud reaching the west coast and causing a panic, what is that about?
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The cores are currently "stable" with seawater being circulated or in the process of filling. Two of them are sharing a pump that is keeping things stable.
The current issue is the spent fuel cell tank, which has been sort of a lower priority until the really scary danger of the cores was taken care of. If they can just get a good supply of water in there, it should settle down significantly.
The radiation levels are still high in the direct vicinity of the plant, and there is still a minor risk to those in the 20~30km area, so they are still advised to stay indoors. But it`s still low enough to not be of serious danger if you`re not close.
I don`t know about the west coast cloud, but it sounds more like fear mongering than an actual issue.
ETA;
A good video in English explaining the current situation without heaps of media-rating-grabbing fear mongering derp.
YouTube - Current status of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and the crisis in Japan. Mar 16