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originally posted by: ThisIsMyRifle
a reply to: RickinVa
I saw this story earlier today on a news website. I find it hard to believe that it would take that long to repair a hole measuring just millimeters that is allowing the stored cooling water to leak out. As for using sea water, have they not learned from the past that using sea water adds to the problem? With a leak already present, the use of salt water would be a bad idea except in extreme emergency.
originally posted by: Maluhia
Moe, Larry and Curly have been in charge of this operation from day 1 all because Tepco didn't want the real scope of the issue to be known...and the world turned away.
They've since been kicking the can down the road all while toxifying the ocean and air all around.
It was beyond their capabilities then and is even more so now, as it just keeps getting worse.
originally posted by: intrptr
Some pics in link provided. Gotta love the red cone (slippery when radioactive).
The leak looks "repaired" in the bottom photo in the link.
With wood blocks and Elmers glue, for now…
Link
That stuff softens when heated and is guaranteed to fail.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: Psynic
That stuff softens when heated and is guaranteed to fail.
Thats okay. "Bucket brigade to isle five!"
The plant is being decommissioned and has been shut down since before the quake, if memory serves.
originally posted by: RickinVa
BTW... this is not a doom porn thread.
There are active measures that can be taken to prevent the SPF from overheating,.... most likely would be pumping in cold sea water for cooling... that's not really a foregone conclusion.
Introducing saltwater into a nuclear reactor means it can never be used again, I would assume the same goes for a SFP, and since #5 & 6 are scheduled to be decommissioned anyways, I guess it really doesn't matter at this point.
But it very much points out the continuing problems at Fukushima and that only more problems will arise in the future.
originally posted by: RickinVa
a reply to: Psynic
I am aware as everyone else is who has followed this fiasco for the last 3+ years of what is going on.
None of the 6 reactors at the site will ever be restarted again. Common knowledge. That was meant for people who may be less informed than some of us,,that's all.
If you go to other forums, you will see many posts... I saw one today that claims Fukushima never happened and its all a giant hoax....or its completely under control, never melted down etc.
All I do is post what little bit of information that comes out of Fukushima.... that's all any of us can do, but unfortunately info is coming harder and harder to come by since the secrecy law was passed.
I could post some crap about OMG IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD..SPF 5 IS GOING TO BLOW.,..WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!
That wouldn't be true and that's not the way I try to operate.