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User Info Possible melt-down of Jap nuke plant; entered at 2011-03-12 20:17:01
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Well, they have to be able to pump coolant/water back to the core (you don't want exposed fuel rods). First they lost grid power to run the pumps, then the tsunami hit the diesel generators and then went to batteries. I think that was consistent for all running reactors at Daini and Daiichi sites.
2011-03-12 20:17:01