The best place for the generators would be on top of the containment buildings... After all, if the water got that high, you wouldn't need any backup generators to pump cooling water! :-)
-Mark -----Original Message----- From: Terry Blanton [mailto:hohlr...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 10:06 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: [Vo]:Fukushima 5 & 6 "Safe" CBS is reporting that TEPCo is declaring the reactors safe: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/20/world/main20045132.shtml?tag=breakingnews It wasn't clear to me that the spent fuel ponds require constant circulation and heat removal through exchangers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spent_fuel_pool I would think that operators will be reviewing the locations of their generators and switch gear to ensure their reliability in the event of another tsunami. TEPCo did not believe their sea wall could be breached; so, their generators and switch gear are at grade. T