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Discussions about seawater pump failure at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, specifically involving the cooling system for reactor No. 5. Topics include breakdowns of backup pumps, delays in public notification by Tokyo Electric Power Co., and the role of seawater pumps in the Residual Heat Removal System for achieving cold shutdown after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The tag covers incidents where pump failures threatened reactor cooling and required emergency repairs.
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    Pump failure nearly brings No. 5 to a boil

    The seawater pump in the cooling system for the Fukushima power plant's No. 5 reactor broke down Saturday evening, prompting repair crews to install a backup pump 15 hours later on Sunday afternoon, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. Tepco discovered the pump had stopped at 9 p.m. Saturday but...
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