Thread: More reactor trouble: Reactor No. 5 loses coolant

More reactor trouble: Fukushima No. 5 loses coolant

09:19 PM
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY

Adding to the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, the cooling level has fallen in the No. 5 reactor, Japan's nuclear safety agency says.

The reactor stopped safely for inspection after Friday's magnitude-9.0 quake, but the tsunami damaged a diesel generator that circulated the coolant, NHK writes. Pressure built up, so a relief valve was opened, thereby reducing the coolant.

To compensate, workers are using the diesel generator for reactor No. 6 to pump water to cool both reactors.

One bright spot: Tokyo Electric reports in its latest update that all is "stable" with the four reactors at the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, about 7 miles south of Dai-ichi. A nuclear emergency had been declared there after Friday's quake/tsunami.

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One bright spot: Tokyo Electric reports in its latest update that all is "stable" with the four reactors at the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant,

Perhaps this will be the next headline? All is well? Naw! That does not make for much news.