Fukushima Daiichi –What’s Known
Multiple large seismic andflooding events
Extended loss of power
Operators/staff faced adverseconditions
– Degraded instrumentation
Multiple-unit event damage
– Several building explosions – Some reactor fuel damaged
Most (if not all) fuel in unit 4storage pool intact
Fukushima
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