fuel rods on reactor 2 fully exposed

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    It seems the rods are fully exposed and no coolant is able to be injected into reactor 2. Is it possible this long after shutdown, the rods may be sufficiently cooled to avoid a meltdown?

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/14/japan-quake-rods-idUSTKB00733720110314

    Nuclear fuel rods fully exposed at Japan reactor - Jiji

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    TOKYO, March 14 | Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:00am EDT
    (Reuters) - Nuclear fuel rods at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear reactor are now fully exposed, Jiji news agency said, quoting the plant's operator, Tokyo Eletcric Power Co .

    The report referred to the Fukushima Daiichi complex's No.2 reactor, where levels of water coolant around the reactor core had been reported as falling earlier in the day.

    The Jiji report said a meltdown of the fuel rods could not be ruled out. A meltdown raises the risk of damage to the reactor vessel and a possible radioactive leak, experts say. (Editing by Mark Bendeich)
 
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