If I understand it correctly fukushima disaster happens because reactor lost all sources of power and was not able to cool down. But why they didn’t just restart the reactor? Reactor had shut down automatically as a safety measure in case of earthquake, but it was still functional. Just restart it and use energy from reactor.
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Start the reactor up? With what power? Power from the outside grid was lost, and the backup generators were damaged by the flood and non-functional.
Essentially, the plant would need power before it could start making power.
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