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To: SE Mom

That really is a scary site. The Mox fuel station looks the worst


1,390 posted on 03/17/2011 7:54:02 AM PDT by RummyChick
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http://links.visibli.com/links/d1066b

“This government is useless,” Masako Kitajima, a Tokyo office worker in her 50s, said as radiation levels ticked up in the city of around 12 million people, more than 200 km south of the nuclear plant where officials battled to avert disaster.

Tokyo resident Masashi Yoshida, 53, agreed.

When asked for his assessment of the government’s performance, he replied: “It’s been awful.”

“They’ve been giving information far too late. They should have consulted with other countries and experts. They tried too hard to do it all themselves. I think they panicked themselves, and couldn’t think straight. Japan would be better off if we went without politicians for 10 years.”

Even the local mayor of a town close to the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex complained that the government had failed to keep his office updated on the situation.


1,391 posted on 03/17/2011 7:57:01 AM PDT by RummyChick
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TEPCO has set up a twitter account (or whatever it’s called). http://twitter.com/OfficialTEPCO

Babelfish translation:
“It is the official account of Tokyo Electric Power. Today is that electric power demand is rather many, but somehow it could overcome with cooperation of everyone. Thank you. We ask may even from tomorrow;Concerning plan power failure this.”

Looks like it’s going to be useless for non-Japanese speakers but maybe someone will find otherwise.


1,393 posted on 03/17/2011 8:00:04 AM PDT by mrsmith
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TEPCO has released video shot from SDF helicopter on March 16, 4pm, of Fukushima reactors http://youtu.be/lBXqiw6EJUk


1,394 posted on 03/17/2011 8:03:04 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (SL I believe hes a remarkable race-car driver, I think some people in the world have forgotten that)
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