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Breaking:Explosion at Tepco's Fukushima Daiichi plant heard around 0630 GMT
reuters ^ | 3-12-11

Posted on 03/12/2011 12:02:10 AM PST by rawhide

Just in:

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

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

(Excerpt) Read more at live.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bwr; daiichi; disaster; doomage; fukushima; fukushima1; japan; japanearthquake; nuclear; radiation
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To: Williams

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


241 posted on 03/12/2011 1:14:51 AM PST by Tolsti2
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To: sunmars

more tsunami’s...


242 posted on 03/12/2011 1:14:51 AM PST by Freddd
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To: Williams
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?

243 posted on 03/12/2011 1:14:56 AM PST by tsowellfan
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To: newzjunkey

Not Chernoyl ...yet .


244 posted on 03/12/2011 1:14:57 AM PST by sushiman
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To: justa-hairyape

Radiation?


245 posted on 03/12/2011 1:15:33 AM PST by Reagan69 (I went to a shooting-victims' memorial service and all I got was a lousy T-shirt !)
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To: tatown

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


246 posted on 03/12/2011 1:15:39 AM PST by Vicki (Washington State where anyone can vote .... illegals, non-residents, dead people, dogs, felons)
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To: rawhide

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


247 posted on 03/12/2011 1:15:42 AM PST by rawhide
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To: sushiman

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


248 posted on 03/12/2011 1:15:59 AM PST by Tolsti2
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To: rawhide

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.


249 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:06 AM PST by J Aguilar (Fiat Justitia et ruat coelum)
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To: newzjunkey

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.


250 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:12 AM PST by Nextrush (President Sarah Palin sounds just right to me)
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To: dragnet2

“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.


251 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:16 AM PST by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!!)
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To: Retired Greyhound

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


252 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:24 AM PST by presently no screen name
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To: sunmars

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


253 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:39 AM PST by sunmars
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To: Errant

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


254 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:53 AM PST by The Cajun
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To: Freddd
From the reports, they were trying to get water to them using fire trucks. Probably casualties all now ...
255 posted on 03/12/2011 1:16:58 AM PST by Errant
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To: Junior_G
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.

256 posted on 03/12/2011 1:17:18 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: sushiman

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


257 posted on 03/12/2011 1:17:20 AM PST by sushiman
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To: llandres

The video shows the entire thing exploding like an IDx1000

It can’t be worse


258 posted on 03/12/2011 1:17:25 AM PST by Tolsti2
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To: Freddd
You should move to your backyard fallout shelter now.


259 posted on 03/12/2011 1:17:53 AM PST by newzjunkey
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To: rawhide

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


260 posted on 03/12/2011 1:18:11 AM PST by Errant
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