[Jolly (OP)]

Fukushima:- How bad is the current situation? and what can be done to solve it?

So there was this article in the Guardian:- Friday 3 February 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/03/fukushima-daiichi-radiation-levels-highest-since-2011-meltdown

"The facility’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), said atmospheric readings as high as 530 sieverts an hour had been recorded inside the containment vessel of reactor No 2"

We know today that all three working reactors, went into full meltdown and it is too dangerous to go near them, so they do not actually know what is happening with the melted fuel inside those reactors.

Any thoughts or comments?

[zx16]

Wouldn't it be possible to re-start the reactors?  They can't be giving off much nuclear radiation. Even if they are, won't they provide useful electricity?

[alancalverd]

"Meltdown" means exactly what it says. It is as irrecoverable as  a radioactive omelette.

[syhprum]

How well is the area recovering from the Tsunami that I understand killed 15000 people would  think they have more to worry about than Sieverts

[Jolly (OP)]

"Meltdown" means exactly what it says. It is as irrecoverable as  a radioactive omelette.

Yeah and there are three, Question is what can be done to prevent any futher radiation release? Apparently they plan to bury the whole area after they have removed all the fuel from the ponds, and then cleaned up the rest of the area. Although some of the fuel rods apparently started to melt in reactor four after when the power went out, So some of those rods are damaged.