Japanese Tsunami

RickC Sniper · 03-15-11, 03:19 PM

MSNBC is reporting that they are now seeing heat elevating at plants 5 and 6 in the complex and are considering venting them.

I do not understand this. I think 5 and 6 were not even operational when the earthquake happened. It was my understanding that under normal circumstances when you shut a reactor down the cores quit emitting heat in a matter of a few days...as long as the water coolant is there. Why would shut down reactors now be showing elevated temperatures?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187...s-asiapacific/

edit...nevermind. Platapus answered my question as I was posting it. Thank you.

03-15-11, 03:19 PM	#11
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	MSNBC is reporting that they are now seeing heat elevating at plants 5 and 6 in the complex and are considering venting them. I do not understand this. I think 5 and 6 were not even operational when the earthquake happened. It was my understanding that under normal circumstances when you shut a reactor down the cores quit emitting heat in a matter of a few days...as long as the water coolant is there. Why would shut down reactors now be showing elevated temperatures? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187...s-asiapacific/ edit...nevermind. Platapus answered my question as I was posting it. Thank you. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html