Temperatures rise at No.4 spent fuel storage po

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Temperatures rise at No.4 spent fuel storage pool

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says the water temperature in the spent fuel storage pool at the No. 4 reactor in the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has risen to about 90 degrees Celsius. It fears the spent fuel rods may be damaged.

TEPCO took the temperature on Tuesday using an extending arm on a special vehicle. It found the temperature was much higher than the normal level of under 40 degrees.

To cool the fuel, TEPCO sprayed 195 tons of water for 6 hours on Wednesday morning.

The company thinks the pool's water level was about 5 meters lower than normal, but 2 meters above the fuel rods...

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_35.html

[Paradoxical]

1. I feel like I've said this 10 million times: This isn't good.

I wonder if the rods are such a condition as to allow for transport in dry casks. They could remove the fuel, put it in dry casks and then transport it to another location where it can receive regular care.

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2. They cannot be dismantled or transported until they are cool.

And they must stay under water.

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3. kick

[crickets]

4. K&R

My rec brought the count from 13 up to...8. Apparently some people feel the need to unrec grim reality. Tsk.

Thanks for the update, FourScore.