Assuming you can get firetrucks to the scene, get hard suction hose to draft water, keep the intake clear of debris, and keep fuel coming to the truck. Most trucks in the US will draft about 1500 gallons per minute. I have no idea how much they would need.
Pump seawater I heard they are trying this today but it should have been done yesterday.
Assuming you can get firetrucks to the scene, get hard suction hose to draft water, keep the intake clear of debris, and keep fuel coming to the truck. Most trucks in the US will draft about 1500 gallons per minute. I have no idea how much they would need.
Fire truck engine pumps are too low a pressure to get any extra water into the core and primary piping. The very high pressure inside the primary system is what takes the high-energy high-pressure pumps that are the primary and secondary backups. But if the tsunami wiped out diesel fuel tanks and diesels starting systems and diesel power and transformer control buildings, then getting those big diesels back on line could be very difficult.
You can't just find 1500 psig “portable” pumps on the shelf ANYWHERE.
Much less ones that are right size and have the right connections and the right motors and get them moved there, lifted off the trucks, (got a handy 20 ton crane that itself has power to load the truck?), hooked
up to the plant piping (got a welder and a cutting machine and the right pipe and fittings that itself has power?)
with the right control and power systems.
You have to do more than just supply water to a de-pressurized tank near the outside of the plant building.