Fukushima-Daiichi Unit 1 (contaminated) (Okuma, Fukushima)

Japan / Fukushima / Namie / Okuma, Fukushima
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The reactor is damaged beyond repair. The building was heavily damaged by a hydrogen explosion.

This is the oldest and lowest power reactor on site.

Type: BWR-3
Net Capacity: 439 MWe
Construction Started: 1967/07/25
Commercial Operation: 1971/03/26
Reactor supplier: General Electric

The unit was scheduled for shutdown on March 26th, 2011.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_I_nuclear_accident
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Coordinates:   37°25'22"N   141°1'58"E

Comments

  • some explanations here : http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fukushima-core&page=2
  • I found an informative discussion at the Union of Concerned Scientists site: allthingsnuclear.org/tagged/Japan_nuclear
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