http://www.nuctrans.org/Nuc_Trans/locati...aiichi.htm
Apparently the reactors are between 439 MWe operable output and 1067 MWe operable output.
The main problem as far as I can tell from one of the staff Belgian atomic powerplant at Doel I know is that as opposed to Doel they Daiichi plant put the spent fuel pool inside the reactor dome directly above and next to the reactor core, and the chance of these boiling dry is the main concern.
At Doel these spent fuel pools are based in the secondary confinement space away from the reactor. That means that Doel has to shut down its reactor to take the spent fuel out and transport the rods to the SFP and Daiichi doesn't, but that time is then also spent checking the primary containment for potential problems and maintenance and arranging transport to La Hague in France for the cooled waste to be processed and partly re-used for electrical production. You always know when a transport at Doel is about to happen as Greenpeace activists are swarming the place like flies to a jar of honey around that time.
There seems to be some confusion as to whether or not there is a core catcher in the Japanese reactors, for the Dutch and Belgian reactors those were a retrofit (so an added feature) and I see some reports that they do and some they don't.
Apparently the reactors are between 439 MWe operable output and 1067 MWe operable output.
The main problem as far as I can tell from one of the staff Belgian atomic powerplant at Doel I know is that as opposed to Doel they Daiichi plant put the spent fuel pool inside the reactor dome directly above and next to the reactor core, and the chance of these boiling dry is the main concern.
At Doel these spent fuel pools are based in the secondary confinement space away from the reactor. That means that Doel has to shut down its reactor to take the spent fuel out and transport the rods to the SFP and Daiichi doesn't, but that time is then also spent checking the primary containment for potential problems and maintenance and arranging transport to La Hague in France for the cooled waste to be processed and partly re-used for electrical production. You always know when a transport at Doel is about to happen as Greenpeace activists are swarming the place like flies to a jar of honey around that time.
There seems to be some confusion as to whether or not there is a core catcher in the Japanese reactors, for the Dutch and Belgian reactors those were a retrofit (so an added feature) and I see some reports that they do and some they don't.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
