Steam spotted at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 - July 18, 2013

Steam spotted at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 - July 18, 2013

During the daylight hours in Japan on July 18, a contractor working on the roof of Unit 3 at Tokyo Electric Power Company's devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station spotted steam coming up from the debris on the roof of the building --- which is formerly the operating floor and in normal conditions would not be open to the atmosphere, having been daylighted by the hydrogen gas explosion which occurred during the accident progression.

This event - the spotting and videotaping of the steam - has led to an overnight flurry of press reports on the situation, which are piggybacking on the recent announcements that contaminated water at relatively high activity levels is being found on the site grounds again, making for a cycle of worsening press for the struggling plant owner.
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