[jmcenanly]

That was awfully close.

[Hardraade]

That was awfully close.

So it was. Will be a great disappointment to many leftwing news outlets.

[Irishguy]

what about the huge explosion?

[Gene Eric]

Cheers to the engineers/ops/management that reportedly got this stabilized. No doubt a lot of contamination. Heroes!

Prayers up!

[spokeshave]

Yeh...but what about

TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano confirmed on Saturday there has been an explosion and radiation leakage at Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) (9501.T) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/japan-quake-leakage-idUSTKB00729820110312

? seen live on TV...walls burst out at "supersonic speeds"

[DB]

Not buying.

[Drago]

Haven’t you heard? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2687620/posts

I saw a supersonic pressure wave at the top of the explosion!

I am afraid that Fukushima Daiichi #1 is done...lost containment.

[newzjunkey]

NHK World says evacuation zone is now 20 kilometers for both No 1 & No 2 power plant areas: Fukushima Daini and Fukushima Dai-ichi.

[Jeff Winston]

Daini is shut down. Daiichi, as far as I can tell, may be melting down.

[tsowellfan]

That was written before the explosion and that information (all shut down)had been reported on NHK hours before the explosion.

[tsowellfan]

They explain in Tokyo now... http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ watch LIVE

[newzjunkey]

NHK World now clarifying No 2 power plant area, Fukushima Daini, is still under a 10km evac zone, it was not extended to 20km.

[jimjohn]

Seems they are reporting on Japanese TV that reactor #1 is toast - as in meltdown.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ (live)

[Calusa]

I guess because of this earthquake, nuclear power in the US is dead and we can only look forward to living in stone age conditions around hill forts guarding windmill farms where the gods live. By one account the Anatolian civilization today synonymous with Troy was actually brought down by an earthquake.