Fukushima Nuclear Power lant Cooling system

Observer in Qatar
By Observer in Qatar

Japanese nuclear regulators say the cooling system has failed for a storage pool for fuel at one of the reactors at the tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in the northeast. There was no immediate danger from the failure, the second at the plant in a month.

A spokesman for the Nuclear Regulation Authority says an alarm went off on Friday afternoon about the problem at reactor No. 3. The cause is still under investigation.

A spokesman for the plant’s operator said the cooling system can be turned off for two weeks before temperatures approach dangerous levels.

Fukushima Dai-ichi plant went into multiple meltdowns after the March 2011 tsunami. The plant is being decommissioned, but continues to have glitches.

Last month, a power outage led to a cooling system not working for two days.

By Observer in Qatar• 5 Apr 2013 19:16
Observer in Qatar

Mila, As a human being we are bothered on any calamity news - any where..

By Milachrone• 5 Apr 2013 16:08
Milachrone

Why do people bother about Japanese so much ?

They just made a mistake. Thats all.

Japs and Germans have the highest IQ (avarage) in the world. The tons of knowledge they have pumped to the world we are living cannot even estimated.

65% Japanese dont believe god.

88% East germans dont believe god.

Do you think they are stupid ?

By anonymous• 5 Apr 2013 14:42
anonymous

why not get some ice .....that might help to keep cool....huh...

By britexpat• 5 Apr 2013 13:52
britexpat

This is rather worrying since rumours re that the same cooling system design will be used for the stadia for the World Cup in Qatar :O(

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