2011-03-18, 06:28 PM
Kalovale Wrote:Updated as of 5:50pm GMTAlthough, that doesnt say much about how much water is actually getting in the tanks. As I've heard, they cant get close enough for fire trucks to be effective.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Spr...03111.html
- Four lolhelicopters dropping 7.5 tonnes each
- Five firetrucks pumping 6 tonnes each
- One police firetruck delivering 40 tonnes
- Six army firetrucks supplying another 40 tonnes
- US forces: 2 tonnes (?)
- Tokyo fire department's Hyper Rescue team joining tomorrow
All that was/is going into Unit 3.
Unit 1&2 and 5&6 are taken (hopefully good) care of by other sources of water supply.
=> Water levels at the central used fuel storage ponds are 'secured' and temperatures are 55ºC. Not saying I trust their definition for "secured", but 55ºC seems breathable at least.
Quote:A spokesman for the Tokyo Electric Power Company told Japan news agency NHK that "it appears the mission was successful," while a spokesman for the Nuclear And Industrial Safety Agency says the water cannons failed in their attempt to cool the unit when the water failed to reach its target from safe distances.
And 55C is 131F. I dont think Humans are safe breathing that. At least not for long periods of time.
Anyway, its a pain in the ass when sources are conflicting with eachother. Its probably because each source has an agenda and bias (or if you want to take the idealistic view point, maybe some sources only have part of the story).