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Fukushima Dai-ichi - Link. Boiling Water Reactor – Video Link. Nuclear Fuel. Nuclear Power is Unique Decay Heat Does Not Go Away. 1 second after scram = 6% of full power 1 minute after scram = 3% of full power 1 hour scram = 1.5% of full power 1 day scram = 0.75% of full power
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Nuclear Power is UniqueDecay Heat Does Not Go Away • 1 second after scram = 6% of full power • 1 minute after scram = 3% of full power • 1 hour scram = 1.5% of full power • 1 day scram = 0.75% of full power • 1 week scram = 0.3% of full power
Tsunami Friday, March 11, 2011 A magnitude 9.0 earthquake generated an estimated 45-foot tsunami at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Nuclear Accident Costs • TEPCO estimates cleanup costs could run as high as $125 billion over the next 10 years. • All but one of the Japanese nuclear plants are still shut down. • Germany has decided to abandon nuclear power. Eight reactors in the country have so far been shuttered.