Earthquake in Japan

[Evildead666]

Live with the Japanese PM.

hes admitting that there were probs with 1 and 3 and a fire at No.4 ?

No.2 has a problem also and they are evacuating.

edit : Fukushima plant 1 is finished and in trouble apparently.
Hes saying people will stay and continue cooling the reactors, at their peril.

[Evildead666]

He evaded a direct question on the case of Reactor No2 and said it was up to the electric company to speak on individual cases.

Speaking about No4 again. No fuel rods in there, it was shut down, but there is still spent fuel in there, and the spent fuel has generated hydrogen, and the 4th reactor seems to be burning (!!!???).
Something fell into the 4th reactor if i'm hearing right.

[Evildead666]

Hydrogen is being generated, so they suppose radioactive substances are being produced.
They are actively trying to put out the fire, and cool the reactors.

[Evildead666]

No4 reactor prob at 6.40am local time.
At same time, hole was observed in No2 reactor.
explosion at No2 reactor happened this morning.
A little amount of radioactive substance was released.
A small steam can be seen from No2 reactor, and this could be hydrogen.

For alll 3 reactors, water injection is proceeding smoothly, but will have to think what to do next, and put out fire in 4.

[Evildead666]

100-400milliservets detected at the reactors (compared to 8000microservets reported above), near the areas where the leaks are to have occurred.

people are being asked to remain indoors. and keep windows shut, and close any ventilation equipment.
Only for those under the 20km radius.

edit : all dependant on wind direction.

[UtwigMU]

400 mili seiverts = 40 REM near plant.

100 REM is radiation sickness, 300 REM = 50% dead in 60 days.

This is very very serious.

[Evildead666]

High possibility of container damage on reactor No2.
They are looking to put out fire in No4.

live feed :

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

[Evildead666]

Reactor 2 is not as stable as 1 or 3.
Also confirmed explosion in 4.
Fire in No4 is said to be in the building area. possibility of radiation release with fire, but Tokyo Electric Company (TEC) should give details.

edit : 20-30km radius, stay inside.

[Evildead666]

Evacuation for 20-30km radius.
He's (1st secretary or something, not PM) reading the town names now.

[UtwigMU]

Here's tepco live webcam updated hourly.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/f1-np/camera/index-j.html

[UtwigMU]

the 400 miliseiverts is at reactor 3 where core containment has been supposedly breached.

[Evildead666]

the 400 miliseiverts is at reactor 3 where core containment has been supposedly breached.

I'm hearing it around No4 (Could be the translation).

[Evildead666]

Here's tepco live webcam updated hourly.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/f1-np/camera/index-j.html

I was watching 3 live feeds from the bottom of the ocean on the Deepwater rig.
they can't do better ?

[Evildead666]

Its sounding pretty bad since they are giving advice to not bring any laundry in from outside if you are within 30km from the plant.
You also have to dust off your clothes and shoes. and basically to seal yourselves off from the outside.
Sounds pretty bad to me.

[Evildead666]

30 millisiverts between 2 and 3.
100-400 milliservets around the 4. Flames coming from the 4th floor.

edit : BBC seems asleep.