Cold shutdown work starts at Fukushima No. 1 reactor building

AsahinaKimi

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Tue May-10-11 04:40 PM
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Cold shutdown work starts at Fukushima No. 1 reactor building

A worker checks the damages on the second floor of the No. 1 reactor building of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on May 9. (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)

Nine workers entered the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on May 9 to prepare for a cold shutdown, which requires bringing reactor core temperatures to under 100 degrees.

The workers measured radiation levels in the building and were also scheduled to check for damage to the building and piping.

Seven of the workers were from plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. and two from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105090149.html

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Hannah Bell

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Tue May-10-11 04:40 PM
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1. kr

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dana_b

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Tue May-10-11 04:44 PM
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2. another k&r

:kick:

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marions ghost

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Tue May-10-11 04:49 PM
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3. OK but

"On May 5, workers entered the No. 1 reactor building for the first time since the explosion to install ventilation ducts."

I know they need ventilation but is this just going out into the air?

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nc4bo

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Tue May-10-11 05:03 PM
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4. Well at least there's some good news..K&R.

Not sure how good in the grand scheme of things. At least that kindof takes care of one.

Gonna read further to see if there's any mention of #1's spent fuel rod pool.

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