Crucial System Fails at Japan’s Quake-Damaged Nuclear Plant

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Via: CBC

CBC News
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 12:48 PM ET

Workers at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are trying to fix a crucial part of the plant that stopped working today.

The system that cools hundreds of spent fuel rods that are stored at the facility has stopped working, which could have dangerous consequences, CBC News producer Craig Dale has learned.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company confirmed that it had a partial power failure Monday evening and then discovered the problem with an electricity supply unit.

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We will be fine..The TEPCO rep says we’re good for four days…
-Moose-

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