Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 1, 2011

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2011

New Cooling Water System Lowering Temperature in Reactor 4 Fuel Storage Pool 

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Cooling water temperature in the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 used fuel storage pool is returning to normal after Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operating a new recirculating cooling water system.  The new system is expected to bring the temperature of the pool down to about 104 degrees Fahrenheit, about 80 degrees cooler than it has been since…