Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 17, 2011

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2011 – Update as of noon EDT.

Used Fuel Pool at Fukushima Did Not Go Dry, NRC Staff Concludes
Plant Status

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff said it now appears the agency was mistaken in its early conclusion that the used fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 may have lost all cooling water. “According to the latest information, it is unlikely it ever went completely dry,” said William Borchardt, NRC…