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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:52 AM Original message |
BBC: Reactor 3- Cooling attempts failed; Full meltdown underway; 1 mill people to be evacuated |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. One million people evacuated??? |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Thats what the Minister said as translated, and repeated |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. okay, for the first time, all I have to say is...shit |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. No words indeed. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
35. Actually, that's an acronym |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. BBC news reporting partial meltdown. |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. They have not update their headline bulletin. |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I heard live coverage. |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Something about scaring the cattle I guess. Who knows? |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Yep, that is the result. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Correct |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Reactors 2 & 3 have been stabilized, reactor 1 has not |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Something tells me I don't really want to believe anything written there |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. Different link here |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The Minister said - unable to introduce sea water |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. BBC link Japan fears second reactor blast |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. The battle to cool the reactor has ended. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
37. They can't end it. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Oh, man, if they are saying this much, |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. Official press release from TEPCO on status |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yep. They can't use water cooling. The steps to lower pressure |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
15. BBC online now has cycling message saying 3 has lost cooling system |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. OK Point 1 confirmed by BBC in writing. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. Japanese gov. walked this back per BBC |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
18. PM: "many power plants damaged". |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Blackouts and calling for conservation |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Just what they don't need. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 05:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Damn he looked grim- things must be horrible |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:00 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yes he did. I thought he was going to cry for a second nt |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:01 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. CNNi has the follow-up with Secy. Edamo |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
25. TEPCO website down |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
26. How many times will we be told "everything is OK" - when it is not OK |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. or vice=versa |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
27. And all we get from the US media: All is well |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 06:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. good rule: |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Do you consider the BBC to be M$M? |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
33. God be with those people. Where is the international community on this? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 08:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Actually, and this is freaky, |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Well - I think I would respond that when you build reactors on fault lines |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-13-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
40. NO MELTDOWN. JAPANESE GOVT RETRACTED THE STATEMENT |
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