Reply #144: Thanks, I hadn't thought about the gate seals

[divvy]

Thanks, I hadn't really thought about the gate seals. What concerns me is not so much leakage from the pool per se... I agree it is a problem and I understand that there are multiple leak pathes, including ones in your excellent reference. What I was saying is - there were reports that the power had been hooked up and parts ordered to restore the core cooling pumps... What parts? Switchgear breakers? I suspect that these pumps are inaccessible due to the radiation... some may be under water... some may be in enclosed rooms that are under water. Some of the water being sprayed onto the site may have dripped on switchgear in the plant or hydrogen explosions may have destroyed that switchgear. The report that bothered me was that we plugged in the power, there were some problems, and we ordered parts. Really??? That was fast! Can't believe it...