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Fukushima reactor cooling system stops following quake & tsunami
LIVE UPDATES: 7.3 Fukushima quake & tsunami
The cooling system servicing the Unit 3 spent fuel pool was not able to circulate water to cool the nuclear fuel because of a broken pump, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
The temperature in the pool went up to 28.7 degrees Celsius. It takes up to seven days for temperatures to rise to 65 degrees Celsius, which is the upper operational limit, Japan’s national nuclear agency said.
According to NHK, cooling equipment for the spent nuclear fuel pool in the reactor No. 3 of Tepco’s Fukushima No. 2 power plant has stopped.
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) 21 November 2016
At such a pace, the cooling system failure posed no “immediate danger,” although the agency admitted “gradual” rise in temperatures.
東京電力によりますと福島第二原発３号機の使用済み燃料プールでは冷却用のポンプが停止しているということです。午前６時すぎの燃料プールの水温は２８度７分で、
１時間に０度２分ずつ上がっていくと予想され、運転上の制限値としている６５度には１週間程度で達する見込みだということです。— ＮＨＫ生活・防災 (@nhk_seikatsu) 21 November 2016
The exact cause of the cooling system stoppage is currently unknown. However, the system might have been “shaken” during the earthquake, according to nuclear agency officials, as reported by NHK. The station’s storage pool currently contains 2,544 spent fuel rods. No cooling water leaks or any other “abnormalities” have been reported.
No abnormalities found at #TEPCO’s #Nuclear Power Stations after Magnitude 7.3 #earthquake off the coast of #Fukushima at 5:59JST Nov 22.
— TEPCO (@TEPCO_English) 21 November 2016
The first tsunami wave which hit the nuclear power plants was about one meter high, while the second was “not very high,” according to TEPCO. There has been no “major physical damage” to the nuclear power plants, NHK reported.
The initial 7.4 magnitude quake struck at 5:59am JST at a depth of 25km, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency. At least seven aftershocks followed the initial jolt. The powerful earthquake prompted officials to issue a tsunami warning and announce the evacuation of the areas close to the shore.
Several tsunami waves have already struck the land, and even more powerful waves are expected to occur very soon. There are no reports on damages so far, while at least six people suffered minor injuries during the quake and tsunami, NHK reported.
12 Comments on "Fukushima reactor cooling system stops following quake & tsunami"
penury on Tue, 22nd Nov 2016 1:56 pm
You just hace to remember, anytime you mention Fukishima you must always include the message “worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl” so people never think that a problem might have been created.
Shortend on Tue, 22nd Nov 2016 2:08 pm
No problem…there is always option toilet bowel…pacific ocean…
The solution is dilution…
And these eggheads thought that technology would save us all.
Kenz300 on Tue, 22nd Nov 2016 2:08 pm
What will it cost to store nuclear waste FOREVER and who will pay for it?
The contamination of the planet continues.
Ghung on Tue, 22nd Nov 2016 2:39 pm
Kez: “What will it cost to store nuclear waste FOREVER and who will pay for it?”
It won’t cost anything because there won’t be any money, at least not as we understand it. Maybe there will be some kind of priesthood they’ll call the ‘Baldies’, or somesuch; hairless celibate Monks charged by God’s word to keep history’s Faustian bargains in check.
curlyq3 on Wed, 23rd Nov 2016 11:52 am
Howdy Peak Oil fans, Fukushima 2 is also known as Fukushima Daini and it is south of Fukushima 1 about 12 kilometers (also known as Daiichi). Fukushima Daiichi is the facility that lost three reactors to melt down in March of 2011. In the article at the link below it indicates that reactor three fuel pool at Daini was temporarily shut down due to the earthquake. The more significant issue that could develop would be the storage tanks leaking at Daiichi. These storage tanks contain highly radioactive water loaded with strontium 90 if my memory serves me correctly. If these tanks were to rupture, their contents would flow down the hill they are located on and seriously contaminate the power plant facility. The place is already pretty bad but most of the highly radioactive areas are within the reactor building structures and not all around on the surface of the property. Fukushima Daiichi is a problem that will never go away. It will be dangerous for hundreds of years. The food chain is being contaminated and these radioactive elements bio-accumulate up the food chain.
http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=15836
curlyq3
Go Speed Racer on Wed, 23rd Nov 2016 8:11 pm
Blow up Fukushima with a hydrogen bomb.
It will make the whole complex disappear.
No further need for the onsite welfare bums
with push brooms and hoses anymore.
Hubert on Wed, 23rd Nov 2016 8:17 pm
Why is there a media blackout on the sickly corrupt Japanese government that is destroying the world?
Could they not sacrifice few of their own before the world is destroyed?
Go Speed Racer on Wed, 23rd Nov 2016 8:22 pm
If you mix all the nuclear waste into the ocean,
then you don’t have to store it anymore.
‘The Solution to Pollution is Dilution’.
GregT on Wed, 23rd Nov 2016 11:26 pm
“The contamination of the planet continues.”
And it will continue as long as Human beings look to technology and industrialism for answers. We either learn to live within the confines of the Earth’s natural ecosystems, or we go the way of the Dodo bird. We are not above nature, we are dependant upon it.
Boat on Thu, 24th Nov 2016 1:10 am
Greggiet,
Nature may take out a billion or so but we’ll muddle through it. North America seems to be in pretty good shape. The higher tech populations have the best chance to survive.
Hubert on Thu, 24th Nov 2016 6:21 am
@Boat,
You actually America is in good shape with all the fracking going on. Radioactive water is not good for your health.
GregT on Thu, 24th Nov 2016 10:23 am
@Boat,
“Nature may take out a billion or so but we’ll muddle through it.”
Given your track record Kevin, I doubt you’d be able to muddle through one week without transportation to the local super market. There’s no doubt you’d be one of the ‘first billion or so’ to go. Natural selection.