Published: June 8th, 2012 at 12:30 am ET
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Progress Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station Restoration Plan
Tepco Press Release
June 5, 2012
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Visual inspection of the inside of Unit 2 PCV was completed on May 29, 2012. As we found no leakage of reactor coolant or deformation/damage of equipments and piping inside PCV, it has been concluded that there are no factors hindering the cold shutdown function. Though minor issues were found such as the paint inside PCV partially coming off (due to the temporary temperature rise after the plant shutdown) and rust on the surface of some equipments (due to humidity change), these do not have impact on the cold shutdown function (as informed on May 29, 2012). [See Appendix 3]
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Visual inspection of the inside of Unit 2 PCV was completed on May 29, 2012.
As a result, we found no leakage of reactor coolant or deformation/damage of equipments and piping inside PCV and that there are no factors hindering the cold shutdown function.
Though minor issues were found such as the paint inside PCV partially coming off (due to the temporary temperature rise after the plant shutdown) and rust on the surface of some equipments (due to humidity change), these do not have impact on the cold shutdown function (As mentioned in the press release issued on May 29, 2012).
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Due to the temporary temperature/humidity increase after the plant shutdown, minor issues were found such as the paint inside PCV partially coming off and rust on the surface of some equipments. However, these do not have impact on the cold shutdown function.
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Published: June 8th, 2012 at 12:30 am ET
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I noticed at Fuku Daiachi that after a total maltdown and explosion, that the paint does look a little rough, so they may be right on this.
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Of course the 3,000 gallons of radioactive salt water that flooded the reactor building basements at Daini did not create any paint peeling effects…you think?
They never did admit whether they dumped that toxic water into the Pacific.
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They are about to end the World as we know it, and they are worried about the paint job?
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my take is this means the damages in Daini are severe enough that they've had lots of leaks, that they needed to use Seawater for cooling putting chlorine all over the plant and that they had enough damage to lose ability to dehumidfy the plant spaces.
If the corrosion increases, expect them to start losing systems around Daiini, just as at Dai-ichi
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Free chlorine?
Would that explain the zinc oxidizing off the galvanized steel as a white powder in picture 11? Cold dip galvanizing on floor grating is resilient to sodium salt/water, even if underlying steel is exposed by a scratch.
But this protective coating is oxidized and falling off.
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i suspect galvanized iron is only resistant at 70F, raise the tempt ot 120 F and it scalds.
i'd bet.
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"COLD SHUTDOWN FUNCTION??" Give them a sign….
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Jec, all. Deep bows from the monkeys. for watching
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Fukushima fallout forecasts and other rad updates
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Others also needing to be knowing
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Ah yes, the paint.
Important stuff right there.
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