reply to post by Yummy Freelunch
Yes. I can read, can you?
It says "began to fail". That is not the same thing as "has failed". The only official statement I've seen is that temperatures in the two reactors
had risen. The assumption is that because the temperatures rose there may be something wrong with the cooling systems. The cooling system on my car
began to fail last year. It did not fail, it still worked well enough for quite a while to keep my engine from blowing, though it did heat up a
bit. The rise in temperature in the two inactive reactors was reported almost 24 hours ago. If the cooling systems do fail we will know about it.
There is no need to make noises about the situation being worse than it is.
The high radiation levels are at reactor #4, not #5 or #6. Superman will not be required but for all we know the panels could be opened remotely since
those reactors are not damaged. No fires. No explosions.
Yes, I know what "considering" means. That's why I said it. The removal of the panels is (or was) being considered. I did not say it had been done.
edit on 3/15/2011 by Phage because: (no reason given)