The Folly Of Nuclear Power

Here is another tale of foolishness from the world's most infamous nuclear power station:

The Fukushima nuclear power plant may have been leaking radioactive water since April, its owner has admitted.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said on Thursday that a problem with monitoring equipment means it can’t be sure if radiation-contaminated water leaked from the reactor buildings damaged in the 2011 nuclear disaster which was sparked by an earthquake and tsunami, the Japan Times reports.

The company said there were errors on the settings of six indicators monitoring groundwater levels of wells around reactor buildings 1-4 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power station.

The indicators weren’t showing accurate water levels, and the actual levels were about 70 centimeters lower than that which the equipment showed.

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https://www.rt.com/news/405026-fukushima-leaking-radioactive-water/

In a former life, I worked at several US nuke plants. At one of them, a single small valve which failed in the open position (as it was designed to do) allowed acid to flood the main cooling water system and nearly destroy the condenser tubes, which were a barrier to radioactive contamination.

My point is that such plants are EXTREMELY complex, and even apparently insignificant components can cause serious problems when they fail or are operated improperly.

NO MORE NUKES - OF ANY KIND.