answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

it means there is a melt down on one part of the nuclear plant.. and that radiation cant exactly spread a huge area because it is only one part of the reactor that is failing. i hope this helped.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: When Japanese Official Yukio Edano said that there is 'a partial meltown' at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima - what does that mean?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

When did Japanese reaction to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happen?

Japanese reaction to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happened in 2011.


Who owns Japanese nuclear power plants?

Fukushima is owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co


When was Fukushima nuclear plant built?

Construction for the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant started the 25th of July, 1967. The plant was built by Kajima Construction Corporation, Ltd. This is a Japanese construction company. Founded in 1840. Fukushima I was fully operational in the year 1971.


How many Japanese nuclear reactors are offline?

Present 2013. None. All are active. Fukushima has been 'Decommissioned'.


How is the Japanese Government planning to deal with contaminated ground water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant?

meow


When did Timeline of the Fukushima nuclear accidents happen?

Timeline of the Fukushima nuclear accidents happened in 2011.


Where did the Japanese nuclear explosion occur?

The only nuclear explosions in Japan were the two in WW2, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.However I believe you meant the Japanese nuclear reactorexplosion, which was not a nuclear explosion it was either a steam explosion and/or a hydrogen/oxygen chemical explosion. That occurred at Fukushima.


#Nuclear Wastewater?

#Nuclear Wastewater


When did Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happen?

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happened on 2011-03-11.


What island is fukushima on?

Fukushima is the name of a prefecture on Honshu Island, the largest island of Japan. It is also the name of a city in the prefecture. Fukushima became well known to many people because of a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which is in Fukushima Prefecture.


Why are Japanese referring to the workers at the nuclear plant as the Fukushima Fift?

It should be the Fukushima Fifty. This refers to the number of staff on shift at the plant, I think with shift rotations it will be a larger total but fifty at any one time.


When did International reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happen?

International reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happened in 2011.