core reactor

Tepco said it expects to achieve a sustained drop in radiation levels at the plant within three months, followed by a cold shutdown, where core reactor temperatures fall below 100 degrees Celsius.

Under the road map released on April 17, Tepco forecast a sustained reduction in radiation levels at the reactors within three months and a cold shutdown, where core reactor temperatures fall below 100 degrees Celsius, in six to nine months.

Under the road map released on April 17, Tepco forecast a sustained reduction in radiation levels at the reactors within three months and a cold shutdown, where core reactor temperatures fall below 100 degrees Celsius, in six to nine months.

The tsunami alert was canceled, and the explosion didn't do damage to the core reactor.