Page 2 - Core Melt News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Helpful they say although it ruins the plant. >> yeah it will corrode the core. that is no question about that. the salt, seawater, is not desirable from a normal operating point of view. megyn: that is the least of their concerns. >> yeah. >> i want to ask you, millard, lastly why do you say that it is, you don't think it is likely we're facing total core meltdown which obviously no one wants to see? >> because, they are able to get some partial procedures in place. i mean, i'm presuming the information they're giving us is correct and up-to-date. if it is not, then that is a different situat...

>> well, it can go to several possible outcomes, i know. the worst of which would be a total core melt with substantial release to the atmosphere and the environment. that i don't think will happen given that they're able to cope, even partially with covering some of the rods with the techniques they have been using. there may be other things they have to do. they may have to bring some boats in close to shore that are, have pumping capability on them and, and make sure that they have enough boric acid in that seawater because, as i say, the boron prevents recriticality and things of that sort...