The ceiling and walls of the building housing the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant collapsed. (Provided by the Ground Self-Defense Force)Photographs released by the Defense Ministry offer graphic evidence of the damage to reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant caused by the March 11 mega-earthquake and tsunami.
Many cracks appear on the walls of the No. 2 reactor building. (Provided by the Ground Self-Defense Force)Taken from a Self-Defense Forces helicopter on Sunday, the images show that the ceiling and walls of the building housing the No. 1 reactor have collapsed, likely due to the first hydrogen explosion that occurred March 12, one day after the Great East Japan Earthquake struck.
A crane used for lifting and moving fuel rods at the No. 3 reactor was apparently wrecked in the disaster. (Provided by the Ground Self-Defense Force)
While the steel framework is visible, the steam and smoke previously seen billowing from the building is not. The current water level in the fuel rod pool cannot be ascertained from the outside.
The No. 2 reactor building incurred the least damage of the four reactor buildings, although the suppression pool that lies under the core containment vessel was likely damaged by an explosion on March 15.
However, white smoke or steam can be seen rising from several holes in the roof and walls. Cracks in the walls are also evident.
Steam is rising profusely from the upper part of the building housing the No. 3 reactor, which was badly damaged by a hydrogen explosion.
What appears to be the cover for the core containment vessel is visible inside the No. 4 reactor building. (Provided by the Ground Self-Defense Force)
A crane normally used to lift and move fuel rods is not visible, indicating the possibility that part of the crane may have fallen into the fuel rod pool and damaged some of the rods.
The walls of the No. 4 reactor building exhibit similar damage to the No. 1 and No. 3 reactor buildings where hydrogen explosions occurred, and steam rises from various parts of what is left of the structure.
What appears to be a green crane as well as a yellow structure, probably the cover for the core containment vessel, are visible inside the building.
The cover was likely removed while the reactor was undergoing a periodic inspection prior to the earthquake.
A crane used for lifting and moving fuel rods at the No. 3 reactor was apparently wrecked in the disaster. (Provided by the Ground Self-Defense Force)While the steel framework is visible, the steam and smoke previously seen billowing from the building is not. The current water level in the fuel rod pool cannot be ascertained from the outside.
The No. 2 reactor building incurred the least damage of the four reactor buildings, although the suppression pool that lies under the core containment vessel was likely damaged by an explosion on March 15.
However, white smoke or steam can be seen rising from several holes in the roof and walls. Cracks in the walls are also evident.
Steam is rising profusely from the upper part of the building housing the No. 3 reactor, which was badly damaged by a hydrogen explosion.
What appears to be the cover for the core containment vessel is visible inside the No. 4 reactor building. (Provided by the Ground Self-Defense Force)A crane normally used to lift and move fuel rods is not visible, indicating the possibility that part of the crane may have fallen into the fuel rod pool and damaged some of the rods.
The walls of the No. 4 reactor building exhibit similar damage to the No. 1 and No. 3 reactor buildings where hydrogen explosions occurred, and steam rises from various parts of what is left of the structure.
What appears to be a green crane as well as a yellow structure, probably the cover for the core containment vessel, are visible inside the building.
The cover was likely removed while the reactor was undergoing a periodic inspection prior to the earthquake.
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