Tuesday, March 15, 2011

If electricity is restored to northern Japan will the nuclear reactors be able to be cooled?

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That is not the problem as the Fukushima Reactor is the one that is supplying the electricity. Also, the original pumps that cool the reactors were damaged during the impact of the tsunami, so bringing them back online will take a lot more effort than just turning the power back on. Luckily it wasn't in the greatest hit area to the north, but the steel containment units that cover the reactors are under threat of breaking. Right now, the reactors under threat of meltdown are being cooled with sea water for the time being.

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