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What if only the two water level gauges failed?

...I was thinking of the water levewl gauges erring in the other direction...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 09:09:34 AM EST
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Same here, i was thinking that logically, cracks in the gauge system would give readings that were artificially low....

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

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 09:17:40 AM EST
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Oh, and then the question is: in what direction do the water level gauges err in the other two stricken reactors?...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 10:29:18 AM EST
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60's vintage DP cells, could literally read anything after an earthquake and/or an explosion.

by tjbuff (timhess@adelphia.net) on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 06:29:30 PM EST
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Reactor 1 fuel rods melted, sank to bottom | The Japan Times Online

There are actually no tools specially designed to check the water level inside the containment vessel, but Tepco said that it made estimates based on other factors, including the pressure level inside the containment vessel.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri May 13th, 2011 at 02:48:58 AM EST
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Fukushima Daiichi; photo | 39 comments (39 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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