[ RadSafe ] TOKYO (AP) - Japanese authorities will release slightly radioactive vapor to ease pressure

[Doug Huffman]

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They're venting gas or steam (a vapor and not a "gas")?  Steam has very
high enthalpy relative to a gas.

I believe that we are struggling with too many languages/jargon and spin.

On 3/11/2011 16:16, WesVanPelt at verizon.net wrote:
> You can get up-to-date information on the two Japanese reactors that are in
> trouble from the IAEA at
> http://www.iaea.org/press  
> I pasted the lasted press announcement below...
> 
> The more disturbing is the increase in pressure in Unit 1 containment and
> the decision to vent radioactive gas. 
> 
> Best regards,  Wes
> Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP 
> Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.  
> 
>
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