Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, November 9, 2011

Japanese Regulator Confirms No Criticality at Fukushima Daiichi

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• Sustained nuclear fission did not occur at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility last week, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said, confirming earlier reports from Tokyo Electric Power Co. Plant employees detected a trace amount of radioactive xenon-135 gas in the reactor 2 containment vessel last week, which led to initial concerns there might have been an ongoing nuclear…