A second week of Japanese disaster | 322 comments (322 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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it has taken ~~Japan~~ one of Japan's leading power generation and distribution companies 11 days to connect external power to a nuclear power plant

FIFY.

I'm failing to understand why it hasn't been possible to airlift in some industrial gensets, park them offsite and upwind so they're not in danger of being irradiated, and plug them in.

Remember we were told that TEPCO couldn't use a genset because the plugs didn't fit.

Was it really easier to spend eleven days creating an extended cable run from who knows where than it was to jury-rig a work-around for the plugs?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 08:08:55 AM EST
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why not change the plugs?

mystifying... surreal

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 08:21:33 AM EST
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I asked that question on Reuters site, but the comment just didn't make it past moderation.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 08:24:34 AM EST
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Was it the plugs or the 50/60Hz mismatch?

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 08:26:12 AM EST
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ThatBritGuy:

it has taken ~~Japan~~ one of Japan's leading power generation and distribution companies 11 days to connect external power to a nuclear power plant
FIFY.

I suspect TEPCO hasn't been in charge for a week.

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 08:27:52 AM EST
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I posed the same question over a week ago. I fail to understand why they could not just hardwire around the plugs. Surely there are several 50Hz generators in Japan that are of the requisite size. This smacks of TEPCO having a plan and being unwilling to consider alternatives.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 12:24:34 PM EST
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Whatever it was it's glaringly clear that safety was an afterthought.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 08:01:19 PM EST
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A second week of Japanese disaster | 322 comments (322 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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