[ RadSafe ] TEPCO 2 am status

[Jeff Terry]

Hi All, 

Here is TEPCO's latest status report:

They report a dose of 0.1 Sv (10 rem) to a worker. 

Jeff


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Press Release (Mar 13,2011)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 2am March 13th)
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All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down.

Unit 1(Shut down)
- Reactor has been shut down. However, the unit is under inspection due to
  the explosive sound and white smoke that was confirmed after the big 
  quake occurred at 3:36PM. 
- We have been injecting sea water and boric acid which absorbs neutron
  into the reactor core. 

Unit 2(Shut down)
- Reactor and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System have been shut down.
  Current reactor water level is lower than normal level, but the water
  level is steady. After fully securing safety, we are preparing to 
  implement a measure to reduce the pressure of the reactor containment
  vessels under the instruction of the national government. 

Unit 3(Shut down)
- Reactor has been shut down and we continue injecting water by High 
  Pressure Core Injection System. After fully securing safety, we are
  preparing to implement a measure to reduce the pressure of the reactor 
  containment vessels under the instruction of the national government.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage 
  inside the reactor containment vessel.

Unit 4 (shut down due to regular inspection)
- Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to
  ensure safety is maintained.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage inside
  the reactor containment vessel.

Unit 5 (outage due to regular inspection)
- Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to
  ensure safety is maintained.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage inside
  the reactor containment vessel.

Unit 6 (outage due to regular inspection)
- Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to 
  ensure safety is maintained.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage 
  inside the reactor containment vessel.

Casualty
- 2 workers of cooperative firm were injured at the occurrence of the 
  earthquake, and were transported to the hospital.
- 1 TEPCO employee who was not able to stand by his own with his hand 
  holding left chest was transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
- 1 subcontract worker at important earthquake-proof building was 
  unconscious and transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
- The radiation exposure of 1 TEPCO employee, who was working inside the 
  reactor building, exceeded 100mSv and was transported to the hospital.
- 4 workers were injured and transported to the hospital after explosive
  sound and white smoke were confirmed around the Unit 1.
- Presence of 2 TEPCO employees at the site are not confirmed

Others
- We measured radioactive materials inside of the nuclear power station
  area (outdoor) by monitoring car and confirmed that radioactive 
  materials level is higher than ordinary level. Also, the level at 
  monitoring post is higher than ordinary level. We will continue to 
  monitor in detail the possibility of radioactive material being 
  discharged from exhaust stack or discharge canal. The national 
  government has instructed evacuation for those local residents within 
  20km radius of the periphery because it's possible that radioactive 
  materials are discharged.

- We will continue to take all measures to restore the security of 
  the site and to monitor the environment of the site periphery.



Jeff Terry
Asst. Professor of Physics
Life Science Bldg Rm 166
Illinois Institute of Technology
3101 S. Dearborn St. 
Chicago IL 60616
630-252-9708
terryj at iit.edu