Whistleblower: ‘Reactor 4 Is Like A Inverse Pyramid, Very Unstable And Dangerous’ – TEPCO Admits It Can’t Stop Reactor 4 Water Leakage

– Whistle-blower “Reactor 4 is inverse pyramid, very unstable and dangerous.” (Fukushima Diary, Feb. 3, 2012):

A Japanese journalist (a former secretary of Japanese prime minister) tweeted about reactor 4.

@minorucchu
ジャーナリスト　田中稔
今夜､某国会議員より､福島第一原発４号機原子炉建屋内使用済み燃料プールの状況を、内部告発した技術幹部から聴きたいとの申し出があり、早速連絡をとることにした。４号機を懸念する声が増している。Source

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Tonight, (1/31/2012), a diet lawmaker asked me to take a contact with a Tepco manager who whistle-blew about the situation of the SFP of reactor 4. He is from an engineering department. I took contact with the whistle-blower immediately. More people are concerned about the situation of reactor 4.
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He also tweeted about what he whistle-blew.

@minorucchu
ジャーナリスト　田中稔
東京電力技術幹部が示した、門外不出の４号機原子炉建屋最上階５階の機器配置図。事故が発生時、定期検査中で大型クレーンなど過大な重量が集中。重量構造は逆ピラミッドの状態で極めて危険だ。Source

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A Tepco manager from engineering department showed this map of the fifth top floor of reactor 4. This is confidential.
When 311 happened, it was in periodic checkup, large cranes or other heavy facilities were gathered too much. The weight constitution is inverse pyramid, very unstable and dangerous.
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The confidential map is below.

– Cracking reactor 4 (Fukushima Diary, Feb. 4, 2012):

Following up this article ..Cold weather destroys water cooling system

Tepco admitted they can not stop water leakage from reactor4, SFP, and pool for the reactor facility which are all connected to each other.
They assert those facilities are all full but water decreases twice as fast as usual from the pool to accept water overflown.
The leaking water is contaminated. It is assumed to flow into the basement floor of reactor4.
Tepco analyzes it’s because pipes are frozen and damaged, had their employees find the leaking part.

Source

４号機建屋、汚染水漏れ続く＝配管など損傷か－福島第１
東京電力は３日、福島第１原発の４号機原子炉建屋の原子炉と使用済み燃料プール、機器用プールに共通して張っている水が建屋内に依然として漏れ続けているとみられると発表した。水位はほぼ満水状態に維持しているが、あふれた水を受けるタンクの水位が通常の２倍のペースで低下しているため、漏出の可能性が高いと分かった。
この水は放射能汚染水で、もともと汚染水がたまっている建屋地下へ流れているとみられる。配管接続部などの凍結、損傷が考えられ、作業員が場所の特定を急いでいる。（2012/02/03-12:54）

On Reactor 4:

– Collapse Of Ractor 4 Spent Fuel Pool Could Cause A Disaster Worse Than The THREE REACTOR MELTDOWNS – Structural Integrity A Major Concern Among Experts (AP)

– Fukushima Worker Suspects Explosion At Reactor 4 To Be The Cause Of 8.5 Tons Water Leakage (At 301,750,000 Bq)

– Fukushima Worker: Reactor 4 Full Of Nuclear Fuel – ‘If Another Earthquake Hits It, It’s Over’ … ‘Pacific Ocean Side Of Japan And West Side Of America Won’t Be Inhabitable Anymore’

Flashback:

– POSSIBLE RED ALERT: Japanese LDP Politician: Hydrogen Explosion May Have Happened At Reactor 4 On Jan. 9, 2012

– Fukushima Worker: Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool Completely Without Water, Boiled After New Years Earthquake

– Fukushima: ‘Reactor No. 4 Is Looking More And More Like The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Right Now’ – If It ‘Falls Over It’s Just Gonna Dump A Whole Reactor Core Right Out Onto The Ground’ (And Tokyo & Yokohama Will Be Lost!) (Video)

– Confirmed: Fukushima Reactor No. 4 Is Falling Apart, Wall Was Lost On The South Side (Video, Photos)

– TEPCO: Fukushima Reactor No. 4 ‘Air Duct’ Explosion On 4th Floor

– Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool Is Completely ‘EXPOSED’ – Ambulances Heard At Least 10 Times A Day At Fukushima Nuclear Plant (Video)

Prof. Hayakawa of Gunma University: