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Water entombment is a procedure used by TEPCO to fill the containment vessel of a nuclear reactor with water, as part of efforts to achieve a cold shutdown following the Fukushima disaster. This involves increasing water poured into the reactor vessel and working to restore the cooling system. The tag covers discussions about this emergency measure and related nuclear safety topics.
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    Get ready to be dumped on again !

    TEPCO has been pouring water into the reactor vessels containing the rods since the disaster to cool them as an emergency measure. [ID:nL3E7FI0C7] In a further step towards a cold shutdown, TEPCO is filling the containment vessel -- an outer shell of steel and concrete that houses the reactor...
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