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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Fukushima Daiichi plant has lost power [View all]FBaggins
(26,721 posts)24. It's far longer than that.
I haven't seen the statement, but I'd bet it's related to the water staying below some temperature for that long.
There hasn't been fresh fuel added to the pools for over two years, so the produced heat would be pretty low. I'd estimate a week or more to hit the boiling point and a number of days to boil low enough to be a problem.
And, of course, all they have to do during that time is add water. Since there hasn't been an earthquake/tsunami that destroyed access to the plant... and there aren't ongoing meltdowns and explosions to worry about... I'd say pumping a little water wouldn't be that hard in the unlikely event that a power outage lasted for days.
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Tepco is reporting that the current water can contain the fuel for at least 4 days.
StrayKat
Mar 2013
#18
It's just a matter of time. The Saltwater used to cool the plant right after the accident is
Katashi_itto
Mar 2013
#25
This is why nuke power is not viable for any country be it the US, Iran, Japan, China....et cetera
cstanleytech
Mar 2013
#43
I am always looking for news on Japan as my young brother lives there with wife.
Miami4Obama
Mar 2013
#54