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Cooling system at reactor No. 5 “abruptly stopped working on Wednesday afternoon” – TEPCO

Published: March 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm ET
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New Problems at Japanese Plant Subdue Optimism, New York Times, March 23, 2011:

… The cooling system at Reactor No. 5, which was shut down at the time of the earthquake and has shown few problems since, also abruptly stopped working on Wednesday afternoon, said Hiro Hasegawa, a spokesman for Tokyo Electric.

“When we switched from the temporary pump, it automatically switched off,” he said. “We’ll try again with a new pump in the morning.”

Read the report here.

Published: March 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm ET
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