A caller to Limbaugh yesterday, who claimed some familiarity with the original design and sale, said that the reactors were built to Japanese specifications and thus the responsibility lies with them. The reactors had originally been scheduled for decommissioning this year — but that had been put off.
Looking for info on the Fermi 3 reactor near my place and the first thing I find is the “Stop Fermi 3 homepage”. They basically equate Fermi 3 to Fermi 1 which suffered a partial meltdown in 1966 during testing.
Fermi 1 was a fast breeder reactor. Fermi 2 is a boiling water reactor. Fermi 3 will be an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (If its ever built)
“Nuclear” accidents in the USA. 7 total death (3 from an explosion and 4 more electrocutions)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_accidents_in_the_United_States