The Meltdown That Wasn't: Quick Decisions Prevented a Bigger Nuclear Catastrophe
How a handful of operators at a crippled reactor averted a greater catastrophe at the Fukushima plant.
| March 22, 2011
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It will probably be years before anyone knows exactly what happened inside the three reactors at Fukushima Daiichi that seem to have partially melted down in the wake of the tsunami. But from press reports, public statements and interviews with experts, it is possible to work out the most likely scenario. And already it is clear that decisions made in the initial 24 hours by the handful of operators in the control room probably averted a much greater nuclear catastrophe than the one that now faces Japan.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-meltdown-that-wasnt:-quick
How a handful of operators at a crippled reactor averted a greater catastrophe at the Fukushima plant.
| March 22, 2011
...
It will probably be years before anyone knows exactly what happened inside the three reactors at Fukushima Daiichi that seem to have partially melted down in the wake of the tsunami. But from press reports, public statements and interviews with experts, it is possible to work out the most likely scenario. And already it is clear that decisions made in the initial 24 hours by the handful of operators in the control room probably averted a much greater nuclear catastrophe than the one that now faces Japan.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-meltdown-that-wasnt:-quick