Integral reactor systems -- including the reactor vessel itself, six steam generators, five primary coolant pumps, 12 isolation valves and more -- were stored outside for up to 18 months, exposed to highly corrosive tropical sea air and weather.
The priority is, as it has been all along, to restore adequate coolant to the fuel ponds and the reactors themselves - while hoping that earthquake aftershocks and bad weather do not hamper operations any more.
Porsche (PAH3:Xetra) has announced a recall of 1, 232 2012 model-year 911 Carrera S coupes for possible interference between a coolant line and fuel line may cause the latter to become disconnected.