Fukushima Reactor 1 melted down, 2 and 3 may have too

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Yesterday, TEPCO, the company responsible for running the Fukushima nuclear reactors, released a provisional analysis of the events that occurred in Unit 1, one of the reactors that was active when the tsunami struck. In five stark pages, the report lays out the impact of the tsunami on the facility: water levels that plunged below the bottom of the fuel, a complete meltdown of the nuclear fuel, and extensive damage to the reactor vessel. The new analysis was enabled by the recent installation of air purifiers that let personnel reenter the reactor control room for the first time


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Fukushima Reactor 1 melted down, 2 and 3 may have too