Can we have an update on the situation.

FIX EM!!!! les go turn FF on tomorrow D:
lolol

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Originally Posted by RAIST

it's rather mute either way....the tsunami ripped up the fuel tanks for the deisel generators, took two of the transformers on the line supplying power to the pumps. So, both of their backup systems were rendered useless by the tsunami regardless.

edit: oh, and the flooding also caused damage to the pumps and circuitry controlling the systems as well.

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Back up systems are designed to withstand floods and earthquakes. That's what they are there for.

Bottom line is this. If this had happened at a reactor where the company actually made safety a number 1 priority and had bothered to follow regulations, this wouldn't be happening right now.

The real lesson of this tragedy should be to start holding the people who run dangerous reactors accountable, and make the inspection progress much more vigorous instead of letting them throw the dice and gamble with our lives and just hope an emgergency doens't happen.

the tsunami ripped up the fuel tanks for the diesel generators, took two of the transformers on the line supplying power to the pumps.

Did you miss that... did you not see the pictures?

OK, from the one line - that the "generator was not placed properly" - I know the source already. I reas the same report.

I wasn't trying to shoot you down or cause conflict. I was just curious if I had missed something.

Thank you for clarifying. :)

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Originally Posted by RAIST

the tsunami ripped up the fuel tanks for the diesel generators, took two of the transformers on the line supplying power to the pumps.

Did you miss that... did you not see the pictures?

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Now that you mention it again, which I did read it the first time, I did not see any pictures of it.

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Originally Posted by Anela

OK, from the one line - that the "generator was not placed properly" - I know the source already. I reas the same report.

I wasn't trying to shoot you down or cause conflict. I was just curious if I had missed something.

Thank you for clarifying. :)

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I didn't think you were trying to shoot me down or cause conflict, so no worries :)

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Originally Posted by RAIST

the tsunami ripped up the fuel tanks for the diesel generators, took two of the transformers on the line supplying power to the pumps.

Did you miss that... did you not see the pictures?

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MEGATRON NO!!!

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Originally Posted by RAIST

the tsunami ripped up the fuel tanks for the diesel generators, took two of the transformers on the line supplying power to the pumps.

Did you miss that... did you not see the pictures?

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Raist i understand that, but the point is if the back up systems had been correctly installed that woudn't have happened. They were a shoddy company that didn't take saftey regulations serious enough, and now a lot of people are going to suffer because of it.

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Originally Posted by Dale

Back up systems are designed to withstand floods and earthquakes. That's what they are there for.

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They ARE designed to withstand floods and earthquakes, up to a certain point of "reasonable expectation". In this case, I suspect that they experienced a bit above their design specs. But we digress, this string is about requesting updates from SE, not about flaming he operators of a reactor plant, nor debating the safety of Nuclear Power.

Again, no offense intended

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Originally Posted by Dale

Raist i understand that, but the point is if the back up systems had been correctly installed that woudn't have happened. They were a shoddy company that didn't take saftey regulations serious enough, and now a lot of people are going to suffer because of it.

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You may be right, and we probably will never know. They will never give the results of the final investigation out to us. That is not the way it happens.

I am still of the opinion that no matter how well they planned or how diligent they were, mother nature still probably wouold have had her way in this case.