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Nuclear plant in final test before going online
Nuclear & Energy Jul. 27, 2015 - Updated 01:19 UTC-4
The
operator of a nuclear power plant in southern Japan has begun a 4-day
emergency drill based on a meltdown scenario in a bid to clear a final
regulatory hurdle and resume operations.
The Sendai plant will be the
first in Japan to go back online if it clears the test. The operator,
Kyushu Electric Power Company, hopes to restart the reactor as early as
August 10th and begin generating electricity 3 days later.
The
utility has equipped the plant with additional power generators and
other equipment based on requirements introduced after the Fukushima
Daiichi crisis in 2011. But it is also required to carry out a drill for
a severe accident to show it can handle major emergencies at the plant
in Kagoshima Prefecture.
The exercise, which started Monday, is based
on a scenario where the plant's No.1 reactor has lost cooling water due
to a rupture in pipes and a failure in the emergency pump system. The
malfunction causes nuclear fuel to begin melting in less than 20
minutes.
Workers in a control room responded to red warning lights by
checking water levels and other indicators for the reactor. They
established there had been a total loss of power. 10 minutes into the
drill, another 20 workers came to the control room to help.
Commissioner
Toyoshi Fuketa and 5 inspectors from the Nuclear Regulation Authority
are observing the drill to check workers follow correct procedure within
set times.
The drill will follow several more steps through Thursday
before culminating in a containment of the crisis. 52 people, mainly
workers at the Sendai plant, will be involved. They will prevent a
massive release of radioactive materials by applying emergency
generators and pumps.
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in Ghostbusters” — Experts: “About as severe as we could ever
anticipate… Lot of unusual things going on” — “We’re not catching any
fish… Never as bad as right now… Almost non-existent… Worst season ever”
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Construction of seawall begins in Naraha
Nuclear & Energy Jul. 27, 2015 - Updated 06:03 UTC-4
Construction
of a new seawall has begun in a town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
plant, as authorities prepare to lift an evacuation order covering the
area in September.
The seawall in Naraha Town was seriously damaged
by the March 2011 tsunami. Construction of a new one had been delayed as
radiation from the nuclear accident restricted entry to the town for
about a year and a half.
Local government officials took part in a
groundbreaking ceremony in the town on Monday ahead of the construction.
Three trucks unloaded soil at the site after the ceremony.
The new seawall will be about 1.8 kilometers long. It will be built more inland than the previous one.
Its height will be 8.7 meters above sea level. That's 2.5 meters higher than the previous one.
Dismantling of reactor building cover begins
Nuclear & Energy Jul. 27, 2015 - Updated 18:38 UTC-4
The
operator of the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima has begun work
to remove the cover of the Number 1 reactor building, a step toward
decommissioning the plant.
Workers are using a remote-controlled crane to remove one of the panels of the ceiling.
Tokyo
Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, installed the cover after the 2011
accident to prevent the dispersal of radioactive materials. But the
utility needs to remove it to allow the clearing of debris and removal
of nuclear fuel in a spent fuel storage pool.
The operator plans to
take several months to remove the 6 panels of the ceiling. It plans to
then dismantle the cover while clearing debris.
The utility says it expects to complete the task around the winter of 2016.
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Nuclear & Energy Jul. 27, 2015 - Updated 01:19 UTC-4
The
operator of a nuclear power plant in southern Japan has begun a 4-day
emergency drill based on a meltdown scenario in a bid to clear a final
regulatory hurdle and resume operations.
The Sendai plant will be the
first in Japan to go back online if it clears the test. The operator,
Kyushu Electric Power Company, hopes to restart the reactor as early as
August 10th and begin generating electricity 3 days later.
The
utility has equipped the plant with additional power generators and
other equipment based on requirements introduced after the Fukushima
Daiichi crisis in 2011. But it is also required to carry out a drill for
a severe accident to show it can handle major emergencies at the plant
in Kagoshima Prefecture.
The exercise, which started Monday, is based
on a scenario where the plant's No.1 reactor has lost cooling water due
to a rupture in pipes and a failure in the emergency pump system. The
malfunction causes nuclear fuel to begin melting in less than 20
minutes.
Workers in a control room responded to red warning lights by
checking water levels and other indicators for the reactor. They
established there had been a total loss of power. 10 minutes into the
drill, another 20 workers came to the control room to help.
Commissioner
Toyoshi Fuketa and 5 inspectors from the Nuclear Regulation Authority
are observing the drill to check workers follow correct procedure within
set times.
The drill will follow several more steps through Thursday
before culminating in a containment of the crisis. 52 people, mainly
workers at the Sendai plant, will be involved. They will prevent a
massive release of radioactive materials by applying emergency
generators and pumps.
Attorney for US Navy Sailors: Third death
from exposure to Fukushima fallout — Baby with brain cancer has died —
Reporters afraid to publish stories related to case — Professor: USS
Reagan sailors were first people to be hit by plume outside of plant
(VIDEOS)
http://enenews.com/attorney-navy-sail...
TV:
Mystery ‘green goo’ decimating fishing on West Coast — “Like ectoplasm
in Ghostbusters” — Experts: “About as severe as we could ever
anticipate… Lot of unusual things going on” — “We’re not catching any
fish… Never as bad as right now… Almost non-existent… Worst season ever”
(PHOTO)
http://enenews.com/tv-like-ectoplasm-...
Construction of seawall begins in Naraha
Nuclear & Energy Jul. 27, 2015 - Updated 06:03 UTC-4
Construction
of a new seawall has begun in a town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
plant, as authorities prepare to lift an evacuation order covering the
area in September.
The seawall in Naraha Town was seriously damaged
by the March 2011 tsunami. Construction of a new one had been delayed as
radiation from the nuclear accident restricted entry to the town for
about a year and a half.
Local government officials took part in a
groundbreaking ceremony in the town on Monday ahead of the construction.
Three trucks unloaded soil at the site after the ceremony.
The new seawall will be about 1.8 kilometers long. It will be built more inland than the previous one.
Its height will be 8.7 meters above sea level. That's 2.5 meters higher than the previous one.
Dismantling of reactor building cover begins
Nuclear & Energy Jul. 27, 2015 - Updated 18:38 UTC-4
The
operator of the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima has begun work
to remove the cover of the Number 1 reactor building, a step toward
decommissioning the plant.
Workers are using a remote-controlled crane to remove one of the panels of the ceiling.
Tokyo
Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, installed the cover after the 2011
accident to prevent the dispersal of radioactive materials. But the
utility needs to remove it to allow the clearing of debris and removal
of nuclear fuel in a spent fuel storage pool.
The operator plans to
take several months to remove the 6 panels of the ceiling. It plans to
then dismantle the cover while clearing debris.
The utility says it expects to complete the task around the winter of 2016.
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