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It's now being reported that Gray smoke is rising from No. 3 reactor.
by timerickson 16y ago
It's now being reported that Gray smoke is rising from No. 3 reactor.
- gjm11 16y agoBy whom? Where?
- ChuckMcM 16y agoTEPCO reported it [1] and it was picked up by most of the news agencies. I am really surprised that no one has thought to use an UAV with a camera to do visual inspection near the reactors. I understand the issue of radiation and electronics not working well but it seems like throwing an HD web cam up there would help guide folks. Something that will no doubt be discussed would be better telemetry during events like this. I'm sure secondary systems were in place but it surprised me that without power to the reactor buildings all of the sensor networks were essentially down[2]. [1] http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11032105-e.html http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11032105-e.... [2] One of the news articles on the restoration of power to reactors 1 and 2 reports that this will allow them to read the reactor's sensors again.