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Japan: Fukushima nuclear cooling system offline for third time in five weeks
2013-04-22 09:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant halted cooling of a spent fuel pool at the site on Monday to remove two dead rats, the third time cooling equipment has gone offline in five weeks because of rodents. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) said it halted cooling of the No. 2 unit pool, which stores spent uranium fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi site, for a few hours to remove the rats and install a net to stop further such intrusions. Last month, Tepco lost power to cool fuel...
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