In case I messed up editing the OP, here's the link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fukushima-reactor-cooling-system-suspended-kyodo-2012-06-30

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"The water temperature of the pool was 31 C at the time of the suspension at around 6.25 a.m. local time and no leakage of water with radioactive materials has been found, Tepco said.

The temperature of the pool rose 0.26 C per hour by late Saturday afternoon, according to the utility."

You all can do the math, but that is 136 hours to reach 65 degrees C. Have a great weekend!

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Is TEPCO spinning two different stories about the leakage of radioactive material-laden cooling water? Here's what I read and the site where I read it from:

"The water temperature of the pool was 31 C at the time of the suspension, and leakage of water with radioactive materials has not been confirmed, TEPCO said..."

Reference Link:
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120630p2g00m0dm049000c.html

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Because it can melt down. Because you can't turn it off. Because you can't safely eliminate the waste. Because it can kill and kill and keep on killing.

Solving this problem should be the top priority for every nation on earth, whether Japan is asking for help or not. It will impact all of us.

Solving this one and avoiding another one.

dependence on electric grids, sites of plants on coasts and earthquake faults, cost of building new, extending for 20 more years the lives of plants designed for 40 yrs., or human error.

Try to spin the "problem" whatever way you want, this industry needs to be SHUT DOWN.

Water circulating through the pool must be pumped up over 100 feet. When taken out of the pool it must go through a chiller that removes heat.

The circulating water is in a closed system. If it wasn't the radiated water would have no where to go but into the ocean. Since it is radiated water corrosion and other problems arise.

Probably a million gallons a day go through the system. An array of pipes, pumps and coolers are all involved and must all retain integrity under pressure.

And remember, there have been several earthquakes there recently. And the building itself is been taken down piece by piece. Lots of problems involved in the whole mess.

You tube links of the deconstruction:
http://www.youtube.comusernuckelchenblogde?feature=watch

and for months they have been pouring water over it and it leaks out the bottom into the ocean.
Tepco is understandably reluctant to admit this, so hard to find a definitice "yes it's leaking" but that seems to be the suggested conclusion.


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/world/asia/inquiry-suggests-worse-damage-at-japan-nuclear-plant.html

No telling how much is still running off into the Pacific.

Science has determined that sea sediments close to Fukushima are many times above 'allowed' levels.

What is really scary is the fact that the highly radiated water that was formerly in the 3 melted cores and spent fuel pools, all ended up in the ocean. No telling how many tons/gallons/acre feet of deadly water is now circulating around the world.

However, like they say: Dilution is the solution to pollution!

holding pools until the rods could be removed to permanent nuke graveyards.

Yeah, "normal." How about solving the nuke waste issue, nuclear industry and the governments that subsidize it, before stating everything's back to "normal?"