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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: sushiman

Stay safe. Prayers up.


261 posted on 03/12/2011 1:18:34 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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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.”

And even if that is true, and the evidence highly suggests it is not. Then tell me how you continue to cool the rest of the rods in such an environment. I hope that some people actually think about that. I mean now you even have to worry about how to keep people at the reactors next to it. Because they will likely be dead in short order if they remain.


262 posted on 03/12/2011 1:18:38 AM PST by Revel
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To: justa-hairyape

Right now, everyone in Hawaii and the west coast of the USA needs to be taking KI

NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!


263 posted on 03/12/2011 1:18:39 AM PST by Tolsti2
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To: Springfield Reformer

If that was the meltdown, it’s the worst nuclear event since Chernobyl.


264 posted on 03/12/2011 1:18:50 AM PST by Freddd
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To: Tolsti2

Potassium Iodide.

Post haste,


265 posted on 03/12/2011 1:19:41 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Tolsti2

what is KI?


266 posted on 03/12/2011 1:19:44 AM PST by Retired Greyhound
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To: Williams
Last I heard, containment at Chernobyl was not holding up, and there is a real need for more containment..........

:}

267 posted on 03/12/2011 1:19:57 AM PST by AwesomePossum (I have never looked this forward to a November II........)
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To: Tolsti2
Right now, everyone in Hawaii and the west coast of the USA needs to be taking KI

I'm in Seattle. What's KI?

268 posted on 03/12/2011 1:19:57 AM PST by Junior_G (Funny how liberals' love affair with Muslims began on 9/11)
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To: Errant

A couple of hours ago they did say on NHK that the water level they were using was dropping low.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/


269 posted on 03/12/2011 1:20:16 AM PST by tsowellfan
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To: Reagan69
Radiation?

Could be intense heat rays loaded with infrared light coming off the oddly shaped rods. Pink has always been an odd color in nature. I have seen pinks and purples that were close to blue light. Violet for example looks a little blue pink at times. Probably just camera/tv problems.

270 posted on 03/12/2011 1:20:31 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: Vicki

I wonder if dangerous levels of radioactivity can travel 5000 miles???


271 posted on 03/12/2011 1:20:55 AM PST by tatown (Obama is a turd)
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To: Carling

The effect on pacific economies such as australia and new zealand is likely to be felt for a long time. But we will all pull together and rebuild.


272 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:08 AM PST by BlackVeil
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To: Freddd

They are preparing iodine now for the population according to NHK, Tokyo.


273 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:24 AM PST by tsowellfan
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To: Junior_G

Potassiom iodide

Or eat a quarter pounder and a banana.


274 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:26 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: sushiman

No apology necessary FRiend. You take care.
With you all in prayer.
Tatt


275 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:31 AM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: The Cajun

Probably depends on the radiation levels and the willing sacrifice of the workers. Hopefully the others shut down properly.


276 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:43 AM PST by Errant
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To: Jet Jaguar

Per FOX a few minutes ago the IAEA is urgently requesting info from Japanese authorities- they can’t get a handle on this.

Iodine is being distributed per CNN streaming

http://edition.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1


277 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:51 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Freddd

The reactor is a far smaller one, and there is no sign of fire. Much on the radiation would disperse in the sea. If the problem remains just with #1, I don’t think that is correct.


278 posted on 03/12/2011 1:21:56 AM PST by J Aguilar (Fiat Justitia et ruat coelum)
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To: All

0857: The BBC’s Nick Ravenscroft was on his way towards Fukushima, but about 60km from the plant was stopped by the police and told it was too dangerous to proceed. He says there is lots of traffic coming in the other direction. Authorities in vehicles with sirens are making public announcements to the crowds.


279 posted on 03/12/2011 1:22:06 AM PST by janetjanet998
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To: newzjunkey

What is your problem?

What do you think it means, that they are telling people stay indoors, do not eat food that has been left out, remove clothing before going indoors...that is absolutely instructions for nuclear fallout.

And when I get to my ‘shelter in place’, I won’t let you in...


280 posted on 03/12/2011 1:22:13 AM PST by Freddd
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