Something Wicked This Way Comes

Workers at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are trying to fix a crucial part of the plant that stopped working today. Currently the cooling systems in the fuel pools at reactors one, three and four are not operational and representatives from TEPCO are unsure how to fix them. However TEPCO says it should have a solution within a few days and that the fuel rods stored in the pools will remain safe for at least four days without fresh cooling water.
--CBC News

Tepco said the blackout took place shortly before 7 PM on Monday. They added the blackout has interrupted the cooling system for another pool containing about 6,300 rods. It has also affected part of a system that disposes of contaminated water. The officials will reportedly begin restoring the cooling system once they discover the cause of the interruption.
--NHK WORLD



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