NHK is reporting that nitrogen injections are to start for reactor #3
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_25.html
Once again, I'm not sure where they plan on injecting the nitrogen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZBYQ5opMLs
Also, somewhat disconcertingly, NHK is reporting that cooling is resumed at #5. We have heard little about #5 and it was supposedly in cold shutdown. The article below states that the reactor remained in cold shutdown but one has to wonder....
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_25.html
Once again, I'm not sure where they plan on injecting the nitrogen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZBYQ5opMLs
Also, somewhat disconcertingly, NHK is reporting that cooling is resumed at #5. We have heard little about #5 and it was supposedly in cold shutdown. The article below states that the reactor remained in cold shutdown but one has to wonder....
NHK: "Cooling resumes at Fukushima No.5 reactor"
"The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says cooling functions have resumed at the No.5 reactor.
On Sunday morning, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, found seawater was leaking from a crack in a hose around the outlet of a temporary pump sending seawater into the reactor's cooling system.
The company says the polyvinyl chloride hose had a hole about 30 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide.
The utility stopped sending water at about 10AM to replace the hose. The cooling system halted 15 minutes later and the reactor's cooling function was temporarily lost.
Following the replacement, the cooling system resumed operation 3-and-a half hours later.
The water temperature at the reactor rose by some 5 degrees Celsius to 47.7 degrees Celsius during the suspension. But the reactor is said to have remained in a state of cold shutdown.
TEPCO says the crack happened because the pleated flexible tube was constantly moved by tides and had come under hydraulic pressure.
The firm is considering preventive measures to avoid similar incidents in the future.
On Sunday morning, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, found seawater was leaking from a crack in a hose around the outlet of a temporary pump sending seawater into the reactor's cooling system.
The company says the polyvinyl chloride hose had a hole about 30 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide.
The utility stopped sending water at about 10AM to replace the hose. The cooling system halted 15 minutes later and the reactor's cooling function was temporarily lost.
Following the replacement, the cooling system resumed operation 3-and-a half hours later.
The water temperature at the reactor rose by some 5 degrees Celsius to 47.7 degrees Celsius during the suspension. But the reactor is said to have remained in a state of cold shutdown.
TEPCO says the crack happened because the pleated flexible tube was constantly moved by tides and had come under hydraulic pressure.
The firm is considering preventive measures to avoid similar incidents in the future.
Sunday, July 03, 2011 16:58 +0900 (JST)
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