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Breaking News: Explosions at Nuclear Plants Follow Japan 8.9 Earthquake
NHK, Japan's national broadcast system, reports more than 1,000 people have died or are missing after an 8.9 earthquake (8.8 on the Japanese earthquake magnitude scale). A tsunami of 30 feet or higher struck the northeast coast of Japan near the city of Sendai Thursday at 9:46pm California time. The nuclear agency in Japan reports 8 times normal radioactivity at a reactor called Dai-ichi in the prefecture of Fukushima, about 200 miles north of Tokyo.
UPDATES are being added as comments by indybay reporters following NHK news in Japanese, Al Jazeera English, and other key sources. Please post your comments as well.
UPDATES are being added as comments by indybay reporters following NHK news in Japanese, Al Jazeera English, and other key sources. Please post your comments as well.
The nuclear agency in Japan reports 8 times normal radioactivity at a reactor called Dai-ichi. 3,000 were evacuated earlier, and now that the evacuation has been increased to a 10 km radius many more are being evacuated. The reactor automatically shut down but it also shut down the system that cools it. Emergency generators were flooded by the tsunami.
CNN reported that if batteries run out the core could overheat and melt down but American scientists they interviewed say this situation is not going to be as bad as Chernobyl.
CNN reported that if batteries run out the core could overheat and melt down but American scientists they interviewed say this situation is not going to be as bad as Chernobyl.
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There is a "high risk" that more radioactive material will be released
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 8:58AM
Red Alert: Radiation Rising and Heading South in Japan
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 8:46AM
Follow Al Jazeera English Live Blog on the Disaster in Japn
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 2:18AM
Japanese sometime hide episodes at nuclear facilities from public
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 2:11AM
NY Times: Lawrence Livermore Labs preparing for possible radiation occurence on West Coast
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 11:36PM
Cabinet Secretary quoted above
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 8:22PM
hydrogen blast at daiichi reactor No. 3
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 8:16PM
Move to the Renewables.
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 3:41PM
Japan coverage is focussed on other issues
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 1:13AM
More on Citizens Information Center/power loss
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 12:53AM
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