[Errant]

Thanks! Sounds like this person knows just enough to be dangerous.

I'd like to know your thoughts on a worst case and why not try to get at least one of the other plants online to provide power to the others, if you care to share them.

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[sefarkas]

worst case

and why not try to get at least one of the other plants online to provide power to the others

Worst case: core is fused and will be difficult to remove from the reactor. Unit 1 was scheduled for permanent shutdown this month, March 2011. The decommissioning will be much more expensive than they planned.

It is simpler to reconnect the plant site to the off-site power source. Off-site power is inherently reliable because there are multiple generators that feed it. Running one plant to provide AC for the other is possible, but more trouble than re-connecting to the grid. The pictures of the environs leads to people using the word "destroyed" which is unlikely in the context of the grid-equipment. Cables need to be reattached. Breakers need to be reset. Transformers need to be energized. It is a bit more complicated than putting a neighboorhood back on-line after a storm. Note that TEPCO reported off-site power being restored to the site.

[SteamShovel]

Sounds like this person knows just enough to be dangerous.

I'd be more worried if he were in control. But what difference does it make if he voices his opinion even if not entirely accurate.

There are big mouth pieces going around trying to stir up fear and panic. At least someone is trying to put some calm into the equation.