yeah I mean, Japan's safety agency reported on the water temps of #5 and #6 but made no mention of #4 earlier.

So either #4 has no water like the US NRC guy said, or the instrumentation is damaged.

TEPCO in their press conference yesterday said #4 was "not good" and left it at that.

i'm pretty sure they have some kind of sensor and it's not a guy testing the water with his finger

it would more than likely be a toe

i would assume they are reading off little gauges with needles since there is no electricity there. i bet they have to go in there to get the reading.

http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/u.../batteries.jpg

they're not theoretical, these things are ofn and have been posted countless times showing how average dudes lift hundreds and hundreds of pounds as if they're feathers... i don't even think you'd need magnus magnussun

or they may still have control power on battery backup. but then they should have data all the time regardless.

Some good news

Radiation level falls at Japan Fukushima plant: agency | Reuters

WTF. Than not then!

man... big time blunder for the reuters editing staff.

also. PANIC! don't panic... PANIC! don't panic... PANIC! don't panic...

From Tokyo To Calif., Radiation Tracking Gets Crowdsourced « CBS San Francisco

gieger counters? there's an app for that.

Still on channel 201 Time Warner. Sorta background noise.

Though when i hear soft Japanese womens voices
.... sigh ...... I think:
Damn, should have married Tomie Isikis instead of Teh's mom.
Nothing but good mems. of Tomoe:heart:

This **** of where I be would have been totally diff.

Anna we woulda nah hab TehFool anna me lurking here!

no suit that utilizes electricity to give it durability against projectiles has been invented, and none invented with a lead lining.

only exoskeletons are ones that are basically pneumatic arms that are tethered.

Looks like some action is about to take place as BBC is reporting a police water cannon about to inject water into one of the reactors.

speaking of japan... put this into the address bar on any webpage.

and have fun

link: http://kathack.com/

are we going to get a live video of the water cannon or will this be presented in dwarf fortress format?

:bigthumb:

my dad works for the nrc

he's working on research on earthquakes

They have given the ok to use choppers...

NHK Japan has it live

nhk-gtv on USTREAM: NHK

PS: That looks ineffective as ****.

seriously

could he release it any higher? It just about evaporated before it even reached the reactor?

7.5t of water in each bucket.

LOL they are so scared to get close

they are watering the parking lot

first person view

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJN3Z1ryck

11 watercannon trucks gonna spray #3 reactor

so are we in panic mode now? or don't panic mode?

why would anyone panic unless you lived there?

They attached a lead plate to the bottom of these helicopters and they are wearing protection. They can only be there for 40 minutes per helicopter.


And the helicopters are gone

best game show ever

SUPER TSUNAMI FUN HOUR!!

Japan nuclear plant: Just 48 hours to avoid 'another Chernobyl' - Telegraph


EDIT: For ****'s sake...

Japan earthquake: tsunamis pose no threat, official guidelines stated - Telegraph

:rolleyes:

looks like we're back in panic mode!

here's the spent fuel pool at #3

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Plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel rods are placed in a storage pool at the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, in this picture taken August 21, 2010. Operators of the earthquake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan again deployed military helicopters on March 17, 2011, in a bid to douse overheating reactors, as U.S. officials warned of the rising risk of a catastrophic radiation leak from spent fuel rods. REUTERS/Kyodo

Just FYI, tonight the NBC nightly news reported that one of the containment vessels (e.g. sarchophagus) has been breached. Now what, Mr. Wizard?

I DVR'd it. I play that part of the news over & over in a loop while posting this and thinking of you.

:panic: mode

edit: awww what happened to the smiley moving back and forth with the panic face?

mmmm iodine

Injuries or Contamination at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Based on a press release from the Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary dated 16 March 2011, the IAEA can confirm the following information about human injuries or contamination at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Please note that this list provides a snapshot of the latest information made available to the IAEA by Japanese authorities. Given the fluid situation at the plant, this information is subject to change.

Injuries

* 2 TEPCO employees have minor injuries
* 2 subcontractor employees are injured, one person suffered broken legs and one person whose condition is unknown was transported to the hospital
* 2 people are missing
* 2 people were ***8216;suddenly taken ill***8217;
* 2 TEPCO employees were transported to hospital during the time of donning respiratory protection in the control centre
* 4 people (2 TEPCO employees, 2 subcontractor employees) sustained minor injuries due to the explosion at unit 1 on 11 March and were transported to the hospital
* 11 people (4 TEPCO employees, 3 subcontractor employees and 4 Japanese civil defense workers) were injured due to the explosion at unit 3 on 14 March

Radiological Contamination

* 17 people (9 TEPCO employees, 8 subcontractor employees) suffered from deposition of radioactive material to their faces, but were not taken to the hospital because of low levels of exposure
* One worker suffered from significant exposure during ***8216;vent work,***8217; and was transported to an offsite center
* 2 policemen who were exposed to radiation were decontaminated
* Firemen who were exposed to radiation are under investigation

The IAEA continues to seek information from Japanese authorities about all aspects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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if they get mad for hotlinking

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