Video Footage of Nuclear Reactor Explosion at Fukushima

[Nathanael]

This is footage from the explosion at the Fukushima power plant's No. 3 nuclear reactor on Sunday March 13, 2011.

Since then the situation at the Fukushima power plant has continued deteriorate. There have been multiple explosions and fires, the emergency workers at the plant have been reduced to 50, and the evacuation zone has increased to 12 miles.

Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency's director will be flying to Fukushima to assess the situation -- a sign perhaps that the situation is becoming more critical. Even more, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has told Congress the radiation threat at Fukushima is greater than Japan has publicly stated.

Watch the video here: http://www.energyboom.com/yes/video-footage-nuclear-reactor-explosion-fukushima

[MineralMan]

1. Sunday, eh? Yes, that video's been posted here a few dozen

times. Blew the walls of the outer containment building off. Did you have any current information to share with us?

[Sonoman]

2. Jesus Christo!! You should have warned about the audio blast at the end!

I almost had a heart attack. I had cranked up the volume to see if there was any audio in the clip.

That was more than steam, though. Right around 30 sec mark, you can see debris falling back down on the left side of the plume.

Sonoman

[Suich]

3. That's a pretty amazing video.

Lots of debris...ugh.

:-(