Well shit.
Sure, it's nowhere nearly as bad as Chernobyl - in that incident the reactor exploded, flinging nuclear fuel material all over the place... but the integrity of the drywell is a very real concern.
For certain, now, a sarcophagus will have to be built to entomb the reactor, and a long-term project will have to be started to begin the long, slow, and pain-staking process of the removal of the nuclear material.
In the mean time, screw the salt water. I say we should start dumping lead pellets into that mess - there's absolutely no hope left now except to kill the molten mass's capability for criticality.
ETA: In a ways, I hope that this brings more attention to the Chernobyl reactor, which is still in dire need of a new sarcophagus and a material removal program.
Sure, it's nowhere nearly as bad as Chernobyl - in that incident the reactor exploded, flinging nuclear fuel material all over the place... but the integrity of the drywell is a very real concern.
For certain, now, a sarcophagus will have to be built to entomb the reactor, and a long-term project will have to be started to begin the long, slow, and pain-staking process of the removal of the nuclear material.
In the mean time, screw the salt water. I say we should start dumping lead pellets into that mess - there's absolutely no hope left now except to kill the molten mass's capability for criticality.
ETA: In a ways, I hope that this brings more attention to the Chernobyl reactor, which is still in dire need of a new sarcophagus and a material removal program.