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Japan's Self-Defense Force has concluded Sunday's water-spraying operation to cool the storage pool of spent fuel in the Number 4 reactor at the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

The operation was carried out in 2 parts, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

The second operation ended before 8PM.

The Defense Ministry says more than 100 tons of water has been discharged, and much of it reached inside the reactor building.


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by DoDo on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 11:16:04 AM EST
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The Tokyo Fire Department resumed high-pressure hosing of the Number 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at 9:30 PM on Sunday.

The operation is expected to continue for about 6 hours.

Water was discharged into the facility's spent fuel-rod pool for 13-and-a-half hours until 3:40 AM on Sunday.

Sunday, March 20, 2011 20:48 +0900 (JST)

I don't remember reading anywhere why they think No. 3 is more critical than No. 4. Perhaps there is a leak from the pond?

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by DoDo on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 11:17:29 AM EST
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A graphical overview of spraying operations and connecting works from Asahi Shimbun:



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by DoDo on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 11:33:47 AM EST
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I don't remember reading anywhere why they think No. 3 is more critical than No. 4.

#3 is the only reactor/spent fuel pool that contains MOX fuel with plutonium.

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by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 03:42:43 PM EST
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