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As near as I can make out the details: From the Japanese Prime Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary. My source is NHK World (Japan News): People up to 30km fr

by wbhart 16y ago

As near as I can make out the details: From the Japanese Prime Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary. My source is NHK World (Japan News): People up to 30km from Dai-ichi (number-1) plant are being asked to remain indoors. ALL people within 20km of PLANT 1 are being asked to evacuate. The Japanese Govt. have asked the Japanese people to act calmly. (My comment: Watch the stock market now.) Here we go (information for PLANT 1 - Dai-ichi): Number 4 reactor: is on fire. There has been a hydrogen explosion there. There was an implosion of the building structure. Radiation is being released into the environment. Note reactor 4 was not in operation, but the fire has caused spent fuel to heat up generating hydrogen. Number 2 reactor: there was a blast 30 minutes after number 4's explosion. A hole/crack (trans?) has been observed in the reactor. Radioactive material has been released to the environment. At 10:22am between reactor 2 and 3, 30milliSievert and at reactor 4, 100 milliSievert. At reactor 3 the reading was 400 MILLI Sieverts. Note MILLI, not micro. They believe the fire at reactor number 4 is likely the main cause of the dramatic increase in radiation. The roof of a containment facility for spent fuel has also been damaged. It is possible that a leak exists there too.

pyre 16y ago
> A hole has been observed in the reactor. Radioactive > material has been released to the environment. I was just watching the press conference, and I could have sworn they said that the hole was in the reactor housing, and that little to no radiation was being released from this reactor. I was only paying half-attention though.
- wbhart 16y ago
  I agree that the information was highly confusing. I also thought I heard this, but what I wrote is I believe correct nonetheless. :-( The english translation is very poor. Yesterday they used the phrase: "there is a small chance of a massive release of radioactive material". The correct translation was in fact, "there is little chance that there has been any substantial release of radioactive material"

by wbhart 16y ago

pyre 16y ago

> A hole has been observed in the reactor. Radioactive > material has been released to the environment. I was just watching the press conference, and I could have sworn they said that the hole was in the reactor housing, and that little to no radiation was being released from this reactor. I was only paying half-attention though.

wbhart 16y ago
I agree that the information was highly confusing. I also thought I heard this, but what I wrote is I believe correct nonetheless. :-( The english translation is very poor. Yesterday they used the phrase: "there is a small chance of a massive release of radioactive material". The correct translation was in fact, "there is little chance that there has been any substantial release of radioactive material"