‘Cold Shutdown’ In Japan: Japan Has Still ‘No Knowledge Of Where The Melted Fuel Lies And In What State’

- Fukushima plant situation ‘volatile,’ a year after cold shutdown declared (The Asahi Shimbun, Dec 18, 2012): … But Fumiya Tanabe, a former chief research scientist at the now-defunct Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, said persistent danger surrounds the plant’s reactors. “Despite the (officially declared) cold shutdowns of the reactors, the cooling functions have been [...] continue reading world news