Tepco Injects Boric Acid Into Fukushima No. 2 Reactor
February 06, 2012, 8:51 PM ESTBy Takehiko Kumakura
(Adds statement from company made yesterday about rising temperature.)
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the temperature of the No. 2 reactor at its damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has risen and it injected boric acid into the unit early this morning to prevent criticality.
It took the step between 12:19 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. today, according to an e-mailed statement.
Tepco yesterday said it had been increasing the amount of coolant circulated into the reactor since Feb. 3 to counter the rising temperature.
--With assistance from Steven McPherson in Seattle. Editor: Teo Chian Wei
To contact the reporter on this story: Takehiko Kumakura in Tokyo at tkumakura@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Teo Chian Wei at cwteo@bloomberg.net
