Breaking:Explosion at Tepco's Fukushima Daiichi plant heard around 0630 GMT

reuters ^ | 3-12-11

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Explosion at Tepco's Fukushima Daiichi plant heard around 0630 GMT

NHK footage shows steam-like smoke coming from Tepco's Fukushima plant

[Tolsti2]

The thing exploded on camera with a giant shock wave. Holy shit

[Freddd]

more tsunami’s...

[tsowellfan]

CNN’s live report is being understated, saying a small explosion and small leak of cesium, maybe from one rod.

That's more than 2 hours old that info. You sure they're live?

[sushiman]

Not Chernoyl ...yet .

[Reagan69]

Radiation?

[Vicki]

That’s what I am wondering. Aren’t we in the jet stream that comes from Japan?

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Japan chief cabinet secretary Edano: Confirms radiation leak at Fukushima plant
by Reuters_TonyTharakan at 3/12/2011 9:07:07 AM4:07 AM

[Tolsti2]

It’s as bad, I hope people bought idiodine before.

[J Aguilar]

They were having problems with another of the older ones (#2 or #3), yes. The newer units in the plant seems to have shut down properly.

[Nextrush]

The word “nuclear” is scary and back in 1979 with my home 12 miles from TMI in Pennsylvania, there was a lot of wild panic and speculation.

Stay cool and stay calm.

[llandres]

“The containment building? I would hope not...”

That’s what they’ve been saying on FNC, talking to a nuclear expert. The outer containment structure.

[presently no screen name]

I agree. He’s backtracking on what he said earlier about radiation level. Unless he was given the wrong info.

[sunmars]

Reuters Reuters Top News
FLASH: #Japan chief cabinet secretary Edano: confirms radiation leak at Fukushima plant

[The Cajun]

Makes you wonder if they can continue their efforts to try and control the ones next to it.

[Errant]

From the reports, they were trying to get water to them using fire trucks. Probably casualties all now ...

[justa-hairyape]

I think that’s just something to do with the tv screen they were recording off of.

Hope so. That cameraman really starting shouting when he saw the explosion on the other live TV monitor.

[sushiman]

sorry for typos ...a little nervous right now ...need another drink ...

[Tolsti2]

The video shows the entire thing exploding like an IDx1000

It can’t be worse

[newzjunkey]

You should move to your backyard fallout shelter now.

[Errant]

I’m afraid you’re probably right about that.