OUF! AND AGAIN AND AGAIN..... ALPS resumes partial operation after 6-day halt Tokyo Electric Power Company has restarted a key water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after a 6-day suspension. TEPCO resumed operations at 2 of the 3 lines of the Advanced Liquid Processing System, or ALPS, on Monday. ALPS is said to remove almost all types of radioactive materials from wastewater. This is crucial equipment in dealing with the massive volume of radioactive water. The utility suspended the system last Tuesday after performance at one of the lines dropped sharply. Untreated water got mixed with treated water in pipes and storage tanks. To clean the tanks, TEPCO had to temporarily close the 2 lines operating normally. The company says the troubled line apparently began to malfunction after workers replaced filters that separate metals from water in early March. The malfunctioning line remains closed. TEPCO hopes to put the system into full operation from April. But the system has been hit by a series of troubles. There are concerns the latest one will cause delays in the water decontamination schedule. Mar. 24, 2014 - Updated 09:19 UTC www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140324_24.html
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:50:01 +0000
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