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OK, Cool. I'm still trying to get the lay of the land. in the 2all NWIWBI section (not what i wanted but interesting) this came up in a search. www.ansn-jp.org

@RBeaner thanks that explains the design factors of the "trenches" and have not traces the cource end of pipes, but they have a lot that seem to dump into a trench system... was very confused on what they were putting there.... but it would add to the paramerters.. they seen to be of a larger OD. so would process larger quainities.. thank very helpful....

@elainekirk I believe, (someone correct me if I am wrong, and we don't have any drawings) when they say bedrock they are infering that the foundation supports are downto the bedrock.... an example would be the main supports a brigde sturecture..

@Nancy, did they stop adding water with it all together? That would be an indication that they expect something major to happen.

@fitter Don't have a link for it, but early on (~mar 20 or so), so an article that talked about the groundwater issue, I only remember that the gyst was alot of water was pumped regularly, maybe 12 hrs a day??. My thoughts were that the rising groundwater was going to be a problem because they werfe no longer pumping it. Nuclear reactors should not have descriptive words like "bouyancy".

@RBeaner would have to agree with you on all subjects... it makes sense to have the distelled water, dought they have the facilities to do much at site... even if water was on the the main, don't think digging up main water line is a priority now, the pumps probably not operonital anyway... thanks let me know if you see much more..

@RBeaner Comment of the day so far: "Nuclear reactors should not have descriptive words like "buoyancy".

@RBeaner brings interesting question to mind.... if they have to pump groundwater on regular basis... now they "appear" to have contaimenated groundwater... they have a lot of water to deal with that is not "clean" Clean and Hot have taken on a whole new concept these days..

@Nancy that I know was trying to explain to elaine, from the post it sounded like she thougth that they put the foundation on the rock... thanks.

Where we live many of the neighborhoods are built on old wetlands. Houses come standard with a sump pump system. I would assume the NPP would have some sort of groundwater removal system if the entire thing is on top of groundwater like they state. Not having that system running could contribute to water infiltration in lower levels.

@Peter Melzer the fact that moving it to where they did makes doing the job of where we know the hot spots to be more difficult is significant. This all makes me curious how the containment bulb plays into this. The building also appears to be listing to the side that the reactor well is offset towards. I don't know if it is a factor or not. Some of the earthquake structural testing mentioned the offset reactor well added to building instability if it swayed in a quake due to having weight not evenly distributed.

@RBeaner I don't know but the building of the brooklyn bridge is old, but an excelent source of what they back them... I am short on time... would not want to coment on foundations with out lookin at some things

@RBeaner also meter have no immediate correlation to me, i have to stop and look it up in feet... do you know apprx what that is.. switching tabs knock my computor out and have ot reopen every thing

@fitter US forcec - Japan website has info about what they are up to www.usfj.mil

@RBeaner thanks

@fitter a meter is 39.37 inches, ~3.3 Feet so 46 meter = 152 feet, just think of meters as "long yards" LOL

@Nancy Hmmmm.....stability is definitely an issue.

@elainekirk That translation is unintelligable to me

winds 14 hours ago appeared stronger though & blowing towards the sea as the steam was almost horizontal.

@fitter- Thunder on the other page suggested not