there are now five reactors under a state of emergency

[sasha031]

(All times are local in Japan GMT+9)

8:59am
With a state of emergency declared at another nuclear reactor, there are now five reactors under a state of emergency - two at Fukushima No.1 plant, and three at the nearby Fukushima No.2 plant.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/live-blog-japan-earthquake#update-10551

[tabatha]

1. holy shit!

[NightWatcher]

2. but but but nuclear is much cleaner than...

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Who knew we would all live long enough to see all the bad policy ideas

blow up in everyone's faces? Who knew?

[gateley]

3. I'm sure they can control the damage. After all, Man rules the earth. nt

[Horse with no Name]

4. And the fact that Hawaii and the Pacific coast

are in the jetstream....

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

7. Living on the South Coast of Oregon, that was my first thought.

[Control-Z]

10. That's what I

keep thinking about.

[Poll_Blind]

5. Well, the way I see it if any one of them goes at Fukushima 1 or 2 the rest will go. If...

...one of the reactors at either of the locations goes, will there be anyone left to continue work to prevent the others from going?

PB

[PhillySane]

8. This is why

nuclear is a bad idea. Always was. Always will.

[Cetacea]

9. Nuke plants and oil rigs don't kill people. Human error does.

:sarcasm:

[PhillySane]

13. Mother Nature

can put a whoopass on you too,

[Cetacea]

15. True, but she usually does her thing and leaves

No 40,000 year half-lives of radiation to speak of...

[PhillySane]

16. She can wipe us out tomorrow if she wants

40,000 years ain't no thing to her

[LucasD]

11. Radioactive air is being released from #1...

...in an attempt to relieve pressure. Nothing more on #2 yet.

[HereSince1628]

12. That Just MUST Be One Of The Scariest Thing to Live Through.

Best Wishes, Japan!

[PhillySane]

14. Uh

we aren't safe either.