Spent Fuel Pools

Coolant system stopped at reactor 4 again, back-up turned on

 

 

 

Tepco reported an alarm sounded for secondary cooling water pump at 20:00 6/4/2012, the pump automatically stopped.
They found burn marks on the terminal of the pump’s cable to the motor. The reason is not verified yet.
Back-up pump was turned on 25 minutes later. They report the temperature of SFP4 did not increase significantly.

福島第１原発４号機プールでポンプ停止　温度に変化なし
2012.6.5 11:48
東京電力は５日、福島第１原発４号機の使用済み核燃料プールで、プールを冷却する水を冷やす２次系循環水のポンプが停止したと発表した。予備のポンプで冷却を続け、プールの温度に大きな変化はないという。

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東電によると、４日午後８時ごろに警報が鳴り、ポンプが自動停止。予備のポンプが約２５分後に起動した。ポンプのモーターにつながるケーブルの端子に焦げ跡があった。東電が原因を調べている。火災はなかったが地元消防には連絡したという。

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Actually, nothing has progressed in the plant since 2011. We still don't even know what is going on inside. They must keep cooling the crippled reactors by water, but additionally groundwater keeps flowing into the reactor buildings from the broken parts. This is why highly contaminated water is always produced more than it can circulate. Tepco is planning to officially discharge this water to the Pacific but Tritium is still remaining in it. They dilute this with seawater so that it is legally safe, but scientifically the same amount of radioactive tritium is contained. They say it is safe to discharge, but none of them have drunk it.

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