> > Whoa there, Hoss: > > "Officials say the explosion was caused by hydrogen interacting with oxygen outside > the reactor. The hydrogen was formed when the superheated fuel rods came in contact > with water being poured over the reactor to cool it and prevent a meltdown." > > http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/03/12/officials-monitor-radiation-after-blast-reactor/
They had been calling it a collapse most of the night, changed their tune a few hours later. You've got to wonder about containment now, after setting off a poor mans H-bomb just outside your reactor core.
I get it, coolant system isn't functioning properly. Gotta vent steam. Just curious why they aren't able to (or have decided to) scram it. Now they have a bigger issue.