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[deleted] t1_j6htpkf wrote

Reply to comment by DIBE25 in Takahama nuclear reactor in Japan's Fukui halted after alert goes off by Saltedline

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DIBE25 t1_j6hwxqy wrote

alert worked, it alerted the right people of an out-of-the-norm situation

the automatic shutdown worked, it shut itself down automatically

the alert is not periodical per se, but since it did happen and I can't comment on what happened and why I'll just be happy the alert system worked properly

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gaukonigshofen t1_j6i0ksv wrote

yes. sort of like check engine light. oh it went on? hmmmm went off later. no worries

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AstralElement t1_j6j6vy4 wrote

That’s not how it works. There’s a myriad of reasons an emergency scram can occur. An operator error in startup of auxiliary equipment can cause it. Stick with what you know.

  • Former Reactor Operator
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Flakmaster92 t1_j6hxpwl wrote

It functioned correctly. Something went wrong, or at least a sensor thinks something went wrong, the operators were notified, they took action, all is well until new information is presented. The bigger concern would be if the alert hadn’t fired when something may have been wrong.

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RADnerd2784 t1_j6i60z8 wrote

The fact that the reactor was able to "SCRAM" means that it did its job when the rest of the system said something was wrong.

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