Circulation system tried on reactors

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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110628a1.html

Tokyo Electric Power Co. attempted Monday to circulate decontaminated water to cool three damaged reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant but was forced to stop just 1 1/2 hours later by a leak.

The water was found leaking from a hose linking the reactor cores to a temporary water tank.

The start of the "circulating injection cooling" is seen as key in getting a handle on reactors 1, 2 and 3, which are being cooled from outside in an emergency measure that is causing thousands of tons of highly radioactive water to flood the premises.

Tepco, meanwhile, continued decontaminating coolant water from the reactors Monday using a new water treatment system.

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1. For some reason I don't believe a word they say anymore

Surely it wouldn't be because they've been less that forthcoming with the truth so far

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2. Does anyone know if the cores are even still inside the reactors?

Last report I heard they had melted through the containment and were beneath the floor "somewhere."

Something is funny here.

Don