3rd Reactor of Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Plant Explodes(NHK)

Chosun Ilbo ^ | 03/14/11

[TigerLikesRooster]

Head line only so far.

[Freddd]

Smoke coming from #1 now too...the one that already exploded.

[CedarDave]

Happened 11:08 a.m. Japan time Monday.

http://www.cnn.com/live

[deks]

Another link to NHK Tokyo, Japan Live TV...

http://globaltravelerinternational.blogspot.com/2011/03/nhk-tokyo-japan-live-tv.html

[al baby]

Aderson Pooper is in Japan ?

[JohnBovenmyer]

NHK's english language TV feed just reported the explosion 11:08AM JST 3/14/11 in Daiichi 3 reactor building as probably another hydrogen explosion, similar to the explosion at Daiichi 1 earlier. They'd been venting hydrogen similarly in both cases. If so no more effect on the big radiation risk picture than what had happened before. However there certainly could be casualties from the explosion and it may move back their repair and control efforts. They're playing a live press conference now. Sea water pumping into Daiichi 3 still continues, the reactor vessel remains intact and they don't anticipate much, if any, radiation release from this.

[little jeremiah]

Beautiful, thank you for posting it.

[SE Mom]

Prayers..indeed..non-stop.

[relee]

Bloomberg TV says a 5 meter tsunami was spotted and an explosion-like sound was heard coming from reactor #3.

[Bean Counter]

Likely another hydrogen-oxygen explosion directly caused by venting steam into the reactor building. It’s serious, but there is absolutely no way a hydrogen explosion inside the square building they are showing on the news can damage the reactor itself; it’s blowing out not in.

Fox is confirming it was a hydrogen explosion in the outer containment building. Serious but not unexpected, and believe it or not the reactor remains under control.

[demkicker]

Nice prayer - Amen.

[Londo Molari]

It was most likely the steel building structure above the reactor. The reactor itself is contained in a concrete drywell (looks like an inverted light bulb).

Please God, let us all pray for the safety of the brave workers at these plants.

[navymom1]

These poor, poor people. In prayer.

[relee]

Yep, but he looks like he’ll be leaving ASAP!

[rlmorel]

Prayers are a good thing in these times.

[null and void]

Those poor people! A 2nd reactor touches off and ANOTHER tsunami coming in?

Maybe we can get one-way tickets for Westboro BC?

(Not that I hate the Japanese, but it would be good to see how a civilized people responds to WBC)

[VanShuyten]

The building looks much worse than the other one. The walls were blown off right to the ground. More people ordered evacuated from the 20 km zone.

For good news, no tsunami from the 6.6 quake.

[ColdOne]

Amen Thank you for posting

[null and void]

For good news, no tsunami from the 6.6 quake.

Thank God.

[WestCoastGal]

I agree totally!!