re: #126 quiet reader

The venting of the gas was a last ditch effort, they had no choice but to release the gas. This is unscripted, the use of ocean water as a direct coolant is unprecedented. After what occurred at the #1 reactor, it was obvious that explosion was possible. Most likely, they had other choice than to take that risk in order to save the containment dome.

That’s what I figured, they never planned this and had no way to vent outside the structure.re: #131 Dark_Falcon

Is this normal hydrogen or does it have more Neutrium and Tritium than normal?

The vast majority of it is just normal hydrogen. However the presence of Cesium indicates that the fuel rods have partially melted, mixing fission byproducts with the water, which is where the radioactive iodine and any tritium would come from. These boiling water reactors have no secondary coolant loop like we’re used to, the water that cools the reactors also cycles the turbines. It’s a fucked up design.