trying to get things under control

Sep 12, 2008
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TEPCO has managed to run a new power line to the nuclear reactor. They are gradually bringing systems on line as they test them.

It is a careful process.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. restored electricity to the power center of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant's No. 2 reactor Sunday afternoon and will attempt to turn on its cooling system and other safety equipment to get the upper hand on the nuclear crisis.



Tepco is working round the clock to connect lengthy power cables to the crippled plant, where four of its six reactors have leaked or are continuing to leak radiation.

The March 11 quake and tsunami cut off all power to the reactors, killing critical safety features — most notably the systems that cool the fuel rods in the
 
TEPCO is also getting the big government investigation too. Some say it's still too early for all that but it's their decision.

We'll see if anyone is at fault and gets put away or just has to do the usual teary eyed pubic apology and deep bowing.
 

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