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LabratSR said:The latest by Dr. Michio Ishikawa - Passage to Core Solidification
http://www.gengikyo.jp/english/shokai/Tohoku_Jishin/article_20110808.html
I hadn't read this. I have now, due to alpi's post. Here's an excerpt:
The other option is air-cooling.This involves suspending the current cooling operation to let the core melt further and drop on the bottom of the containment vessel so as to increase the surface area before resuming cooling. Implementing this option requires the examination of several technical challenges, including the prevention of steam explosion.It is possible to safely implement this approach, but the implementation requires courage and meticulous care.
Umm... wait, what? Is this guy for real?
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