Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant facing cataclysmic failure

[30ashopper]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html

Things got a whole lot worse today. This is starting to look like Chernobyl, times 4.

Live Japanese news (translated to english) can be found here:

NHK WORLD TV on USTREAM: Official NHK WORLD TV live on USTREAM.NHK WORLD TV is an English language 24-hour international news and information channel.New...

 

[30ashopper]

Anderson Cooper seems a little freaked out on CNN, he's in Sendai.

 

[30ashopper]

Sanjay Gupta, who is with Cooper in Sendai is totally freaking out.

 

[30ashopper]

UStream feed dies, cnn picks up the slack -

CNN.com Live

 

[30ashopper]

"do not open your windows, do not go outside..."

 

[30ashopper]

Nikkei crashing.. trading halted.

 

[30ashopper]

DJIA futures down 175..

 

[Arkiehawg]

IMO the US had a strong indication that this was probable last Friday the same day that the following happened.

1. They limited the USAR response to two elite teams. One from CA and the other from VA. Both not only highly trained in USAR but also in radiological emergencies.
2. The Navy has limited their response to short term airlifts and after the crew exposure (albeit non critical) have even reduced it more.
3. The US had four 50 person DMAT teams preparing to respond. Two had been activated and were at Travis AfB awaiting flights to Japan Our local team was within a few hours of deployment to Travis then suddenly Friday evening all 4 were stood down.

 

[Arkiehawg]

Pretty good blog with info on the reactor issue

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http://http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=157387224301493

 

[30ashopper]

This is why I always buy American. Good luck with your Fukushima rice rockets suckers! ;-)