Posted on 03/12/2011 2:10:04 AM PST by jmcenanly
Unit 1 (shut down at 2:48PM on March 11th) - Reactor is shut down and reactor water level is stable. - Offsite power is available. - Control rods are fully inserted (reactor is in subcritical status) - Status of main steam isolation valve: closed - Injection of water into the reactor had been done by the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System, but at 3:48AM, injection by Make-up Water Condensate System begun - At 6:08PM, we announced the increase in reactor containment vessel pressure, assumed to be due to leakage of reactor coolant. However, we do not believe there is leakage of reactor coolant in the containment vessel at this moment.
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You are not doubt right - the reactor is finished with the loss of it cooling system although they now say it is begining to cool again. Even so, the work now for the next two years is just to render it safe and bury it.
Another aftershock magnitude 6+ has been reported in the area, anything can happen with a weakened or perhaps partially destroyed containment building.
Ok thanks. I had to head off to work as the news was breaking.
“All commonly used forms of energy carry dangers and risks.”
Holding a grenade with the pin pulled in your left hand doesn’t meaan there is no danger in the pocket knife in your right pocket. The pocket knife could fall through a hole in your pocket and hit your foot and............
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