Sunday, July 8, 2012

Jellyfish Clog Up Water Intake for Reactor 3 at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant


(UPDATE: Somehow jellyfish was repelled, and the full operation started. To read about the response the senior vice minister in charge of securing safety of the plant to the jellyfish attack, go to my latest post.)

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Even the jellyfish is anti-nuclear these days in Japan. A large number of jellyfish clogged up the water intake at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant, and KEPCO may be forced to delay the full operation of Reactor 3.

From Fukui Shinbun (7/8/2012):

大飯3号機クラゲ発生で出力低下 フル稼働ずれ込む可能性も

Reactor 3 at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant power decline due to jellyfish, full operation may get delayed

経済産業省原子力安全・保安院と関西電力は8日、大飯原発3号機(福井県おおい町、加圧水型軽水炉、118万キロワット)の取水口付近にクラゲが大量発生し、電気出力が若干低下したと発表した。9日午前1時ごろを予定していた定格熱出力一定運転によるフル稼働がずれ込む可能性がある。

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and KEPCO announced on July 8 that due to a large outbreak of jellyfish at the water intake for Reactor 3 at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant (in Ooi-cho, Fukui Prefecture, 1.18 million kilowatt pressurized water reactor) the electrical output decreased slightly. The full operation is scheduled at about 1AM on July 9, but that may be delayed.

関電によると、取水口にクラゲが押し寄せたため、タービンを回した後の蒸気を冷やす海水の取水量を8日午後2時55分から絞り込み、発電の効率が下がった。7日午後11時20分には電気出力が100%の118万キロワットに到達していたが、現在は約2%低い116万キロワットで運転している。

According to KEPCO, jellyfish swarmed the water intake, and the company reduced the amount of seawater intake for the heat exchanger for the steam that turns the turbine at 2:55PM on July 8, which lowered the power generation efficiency. The electrical output had reached 100% at 11:20PM on July 7, but it is currently about 2% lower.

関電は8日午後9時ごろまでにクラゲが引かなければフル稼働を遅らせる考えで、9日午前7時ごろになる可能性もあるという。

KEPCO will delay the full operation if jellyfish don't go away by 9PM on July 8. The full operation may not start until 7AM on July 9.

15 comments:

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m a x l i said...

What now? Will they position policemen in every river bend, on every sand bank, every beach, every ocean cliff, on every buoy around Japan to prevent the jellyfish from assembling in large numbers?

kuma shutsubotsu chuui said...

You go jellyfish! Occupy Ooi!!!

Kia said...

Japanese jellyfish have more spine than Japanese govt and TEPCO combined : ) YAY for mother nature!

Little Canary said...

Large number of jellyfishes are showing in the coast of Spain too.

When living creatures behave like this something is wrong.

Anonymous said...

Didn't something like this happen in China or in Japan once already?

Nancy said...

This has happened before. St. Lucie and Diablo Canyon have had jellyfish swarms in recent years. It is rather ironic they have ganged up on Oi. Mother Nature 1, Nuclear Mafia 0.

Anonymous said...

This is actually quite common it happens all the time around the world.

http://www.nature.com/news/marine-ecology-attack-of-the-blobs-1.9929

http://theweek.com/article/index/227074/are-jellyfish-taking-over-the-oceans

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120405-blooming-jellyfish-problems

The anti-nuclear faction has found a new weapon now all they need to do is figure out how to create localized jellyfish blooms on command.

Another natural threat to nuclear power generation are heat waves. If the water the plant uses for cooling is too hot the NPP has to lower it's power output or shutdown altogether.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100226-water-energy-climate-change-dams-nuclear/

Anonymous said...

Shades of 2009 in Fukui Prefecture

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33380732#33380732

Jellies just love those intake valves and have been hard at work shutting down plants worldwide. Pity, humans with their "superior intelligence" can't manage it.
Definitely don't want to see the giant Nomura after spending a few more years swimming in the beneficial radioactive waters off the coast.

Anonymous said...

Jellyfish soak up the radiation I have heard.

Anonymous said...

Get set for giant jellyfish to take over Tokyo. Go go go Jellyfish Gojira!

Anonymous said...

Jelly fish kamakazi. So the dolphins and whales, humans and birds can live slightly longer.

Anonymous said...

Bansai!

RG

Greyhawk said...

Does this mean jellyfish are smarter than we are?

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