Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2011.
TEPCO Takes Precaution Against Possible Fission in Fukushima Reactor
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- Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility have taken steps to halt the possibility of localized fission reactions in reactor 2 after detecting trace amounts radioactive xenon in the reactor’s containment vessel, NHK World reports. Xenon is a byproduct of fission. Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the facility, reports no significant changes in temperature, pressure and other…
