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brooklynite

(94,571 posts) Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:44 PM Nov 2016

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Fukushima nuclear cooling system back online

Source: 9 News Australia

A cooling system at one of Fukushima’s nuclear plants has been restarted after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake and a small tsunami hit Japan’s northeast coast.

Tokyo Electric Power Co told national broadcaster NHK the water cooling system in reactor number that that supplies cold water to the nuclear rods in Fukushima’s Daini power plant had stopped.

Early reports show the cooling system is back online.

Read more: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/11/22/09/26/nuclear-engineers-checking-fukushima-for-damage

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Fukushima nuclear cooling system back online (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2016 OP

I've been watching the NHK stream for the past hour or so BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #1

BumRushDaShow

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1. I've been watching the NHK stream for the past hour or so

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Nov 21, 2016, 08:04 PM

Nov 2016

linked to from here -http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141622508

The highest tsunami reported so far was 140 cm (almost 5ft). Fortunately this happened in the daytime (morning over there).

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