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Fukushima cooling system fails for second time in a month | Fukushima cooling system fails for second time in a month |
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The cooling system for a fuel storage pool at one of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant has failed, Japanese regulators have said. | The cooling system for a fuel storage pool at one of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant has failed, Japanese regulators have said. |
There was no immediate danger from the failure, the second at the plant in a month, they said. | There was no immediate danger from the failure, the second at the plant in a month, they said. |
The Fukushima plant was severely damaged by the March 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan's north-east coast and suffered multiple meltdowns. It is currently in the process of being decommissioned. | The Fukushima plant was severely damaged by the March 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan's north-east coast and suffered multiple meltdowns. It is currently in the process of being decommissioned. |
A spokesman for the Nuclear Regulation Authority said an alarm went off on Friday afternoon at reactor No 3, and that the cause of the failure was still under investigation. | A spokesman for the Nuclear Regulation Authority said an alarm went off on Friday afternoon at reactor No 3, and that the cause of the failure was still under investigation. |
A spokesman for the plant's operator said it would take two weeks before temperatures approach dangerous levels following a cooling system failure. | A spokesman for the plant's operator said it would take two weeks before temperatures approach dangerous levels following a cooling system failure. |
Last month, a power cut caused a two-day failure in a cooling system. | Last month, a power cut caused a two-day failure in a cooling system. |
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