A backup generator at the No. 6 reactor was fixed, Tepco said in a press release today. The utility also vented hydrogen gas at reactor Nos. 5 and 6 to prevent a buildup of pressure, Tepco spokesman Kaoru Yoshida said. Such buildups caused explosions at units 1, 2 and 3.
Date: Mar 19, 2011
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Workers Miss Deadline to Reconnect Power at Japan Nuclear Plant
If the power cable can be linked successfully, power may be restored to reactor Nos. 3 and 4 tomorrow, Kaoru Yoshida, a utility spokesman, said in a briefing to reporters. Still, there is a potential risk of an explosion if the power is reconnected to the reactor, Japans Nuclear and Industrial Safe
Date: Mar 19, 2011
Category: World
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Workers Strive to Restore Power to Stricken Nuclear Plant
If the cable can be linked successfully, power may be restored to reactors 3 and 4 on Sunday, Tepco spokesman Kaoru Yoshida said. Radioactivity has declined to safe levels for workers at the site, Japans government said.
Helicopters are also being used to determine radiation readings, water levels in the pool and damage to the reactors, Tepco spokesman Kaoru Yoshida told reporters in Tokyo today. Technicians were unable to inspect the facilities because of high levels of radiation.