BBC #0221: Urgent: Explosion at Reactor 3 - AFP.

[jannyk]

#
0221: Urgent: Explosion at Reactor 3 - AFP.

that's all for links - they are talking about it on the tv - thay have pics and there is much smoke will update as details released

#
0218: Column of smoke escaping from Reactor 3 at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant - Japanese TV.

[NashVegas]

1. Hydrogen

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Please do update..some of us have no tv.

[tekisui]

4. Live stream:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv#utm_campaign=fupcoming&utm_source=4&utm_medium=news-breaking-news

[Tx4obama]

Online live stream

You can watch TV on your computer for free

Live stream: http://www.justin.tv/rockinroosters17#/w/964042112

[joshcryer]

27. PIC:

[tekisui]

3. NHK is saying they were told it was a hydrogen explosion.

But no details.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv#utm_campaign=fupcoming&utm_source=4&utm_medium=news-breaking-news

[jannyk]

5. As was #1 I believe. nt

[jannyk]

6. BBC:#0224: "Hydrogen blast occurs at Fukushima nuke plant's No 3 reactor" - Kyodo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

#
0225: Just to remind you: there were fears of a meltdown at Reactor 3 on Sunday. Also: an explosion occurred at Reactor 1 on Saturday but the core was reportedly not exposed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[CJvR]

7. Wunderbar!

Another, at least partial, meltdown then!

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. radioactive releases of steam from the crippled plants could go on for weeks or even months.

per NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-reactor.html?_r=1

[Skip_In_Boulder]

9. There are also tweets going out that another Tsunami is headed that way.

REUTERSFLASH ReutersBreakingNews
Large tsunami confirmed in north east Japan - TV
1 minute ago
»

thinkprogress ThinkProgress
RT @HirokoTabuchi: NHK: EXPLOSION HEARD AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3
5 minutes ago

[FourScore]

10. They expected this. It's hydrogen and will relieve the pressure. n/t

[thewiseguy]

13. They did not expect it. Tried venting steam to avoid it. You are speaking as if this is a good thing

[FourScore]

34. No, it's not good. I'm just not in a panic.

Numerous sources were repeatedly saying that it was expected prior to the explosion.

[Cetacea]

11. ...

[jannyk]

12. Two explosions

#
0227: There were two explosions at Reactor 3, the operator Tepco says - AFP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jannyk]

14. Wall Collapsed

#
0236: The wall of a building collapsed as a result of the blast(s) at Reactor 3 - Japanese TV.

#
0232: Update on the explosion(s) at Reactor 3: "We believe it was a hydrogen explosion. It is not immediately known if it affected the reactor" - nuclear safety agency spokesman Ryo Miyake.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[thewiseguy]

15. Residents are ordered to stay indoors, those within 20 km. Walls of building have collapsed

[jannyk]

16. 600 in vicinity ordered inside

#
0239: The 600 people still living within 20km of the plant where the explosion(s) occurred are ordered to get inside buildings - Kyodo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jannyk]

17. Governor orders rad levels measured

#
0240: The governor of Tokyo orders radioactivity levels in the city to be measured - Kyodo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jannyk]

18. #3 ok - they say

#
0242: Reactor 3 withstood the explosion(s), its operator says - Japanese news agency Jiji.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jannyk]

19. Edano says #3 all ok (relative term I guess)

#
0243: Japanese government spokesman Yukio Edano has just spoken on TV. Says that water injection at Reactor 3 seems to be continuing, and the containment vessel is still safe.

#
0247: Mr Edano said major radiation leaks were unlikely from Reactor 3.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[thewiseguy]

20. I do not believe the bs coming out of Edano's mouth

[Bonobo]

21. NO DAMAGE TO REACTION VESSEL. WHEW.

[jannyk]

22. Hi B, do the people there think they are being told all?

you know how bad our media is and the BS we have to deal with. Do the people think they are being BS'd?

How you doing today?

[Bonobo]

26. Yes, we believe we are being told all.

We are fine, thanks. Just very sad and feeling like I wish I could do something!

[jannyk]

33. Well, you just made me feel a bit better

If you guys can believe, then I believe. I didn't know if they were as slippery with the truth as our guys.

You'll have the opportunity to help, but not yet. Now only the 'trained' can help and all others just get in the way. Later you can help. Anyhow, you helped me.

[joshcryer]

39. They handled the second explosion 100x better. Over 2 dozen reports, live, within minutes.

Granted, the first time they were still dealing with a TSUNAMI and this time it's been a little better, so I really don't fault them for the less information made available last time, it was a very sad time. :(

[HCE SuiGeneris]

49. Really good news, if accurate. n/t

[thewiseguy]

23. LOL at the NHK TV coverage...the reporter does not know what to say and someone from the back is

helping her. He is saying the words and she is repeating them....wtf...

[joshcryer]

25. Translating in real time is hard, wtf.

[thewiseguy]

30. They are not translating anything. She is repeating the same thing over and over again

and still she is having problems.

[joshcryer]

32. She is translating dozens of reports, each report is similar.

She's still translating in real time and she's doing her best.

[joshcryer]

24. PIC:

[jpak]

28. Holy shit - 2 gone

WTF

[thewiseguy]

29. It looks alot worse than reactor 1

[joshcryer]

31. Close up (PIC):

[jannyk]

35. That one looks more fucked up than the other one

It's structure looks all bent and teisted - the other was all pristine looking like it had been 'peeled'.

The longer shot is reminding me of a target gallery.

[joshcryer]

38. It's hard to tell from the pic, but I will concur, probably a bigger blast overall.

I don't think it has affected containment, however, because they wouldn't be lying about that, too important from a social standpoint, many peoples lives will be in very big danger if primary containment is lost.

[Bonobo]

36. 3 wounded workers, 7 missing.

They are heroes.

[suffragette]

41. Bonobo, I saw there was a strong 6.2 earthquake

in Ibaraki an hour before this.
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77608.html

M6.2 quake rocks Ibaraki, vicinity
TOKYO, March 14, Kyodo

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 rocked Ibaraki Prefecture and its vicinity Monday morning, following the catastrophic quake on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries and no tsunami warning was issued after the 10:02 a.m. quake, which measured 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the southern part of Ibaraki.

The focus of the quake was at 10 kilometers depth in the Pacific Ocean off Ibaraki Prefecture.


But on the prefecture map I found, the nearest I can find in Ibaragi, which is just south of Fukushima.
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japanmaps/l/blprefecturemap.htm

Is that a spelling difference or are those different places altogether?

[Bonobo]

42. Same place I believe, Should be "ibaraki" or...

in Japanese 茨城

[suffragette]

45. Thanks, that helps

And thanks for posting in Japanese, too.
I can't read it, but I find the script itself beautiful.

[Bonobo]

46. Ibaraki means "Thorn Castle" by the way. nt

[suffragette]

48. Does that refer to landscape or a structure there?

Interesting name.

[Bonobo]

51. From Wikipedia:

茨城という名は、一説に、賊を討つために茨の城（柵）を築いたことに由来し、『常陸国風土記』の茨城郡条には、「穴に住み人をおびやかす土賊の佐伯を滅ぼすために、イバラを穴に仕掛け、追い込んでイバラに身をかけさせた」とある。また、『万葉集』にも「みちのへの茨（うまら）の末（うれ）に延（ほ）ほ豆のからまる君をはかれか行かむ」という歌があり、この故事にちなむ茨城（うばらき）という地名がみられる。

It says basically that one theory is that long ago, the villagers constructed a pit filled with thorns in order to thwart robbers.

I also discovered that people from Ibaraki tend to pronounce it as "Ibaragi" with a "g".

[suffragette]

52. That explains it well

Thanks

[defendandprotect]

43. kr

[jannyk]

37. 7 Missing 3 Injured after blast per BBC World TV no link - nt

[thewiseguy]

40. 1 injured 7 are missing after the explosion

[denem]

44. Pictures

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/14/japan-tsunami-nuclear-alert-live-coverage

[Bonobo]

47. INSIDE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REPORTED OK.

Pressure was measured at stable (380 something something).

Amount of radiation around area is 20~5 MicroS/hour.
'
No sign of MAJOR radiation release.

[roamer65]

50. Two of the units are in the best mode possible for a LWR

SHUTDOWN.

[jannyk]

53. Mr Edano Speaks:

#
0351: Full quotes from Yukio Edano on the explosion: "We believe that there is a low possibility that a massive amount of radiation has been leaked. But it is similar to the time when the hydrogen explosion took place in number 1 reactor (which exploded on Saturday). In the case of number 3 reactor, we can see higher level of radiation. We are now collecting information for the concentration of the radiation and the dose."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jannyk]

54. Central Control #3 aok

#
0405: The central control room of Reactor 3 remains intact after the blast, the Japanese government says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[jannyk]

55. No increase rad level /US Carrier sails thru radioactive cloud

#
0406: The Japanese government has just said there was no marked change in the radiation level after the blast at Reactor 3. According to an article in the New York Times, the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which is sailing in the Pacific, passed through a radioactive cloud from Japan's stricken reactors on Sunday. Crew members received a month's worth of radiation in about an hour, government officials were quoted as saying.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[suffragette]

57. More on that from NYT

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14plume.html?_r=1&ref=asia

Military Crew Said to Be Exposed to Radiation, but Officials Call Risk in U.S. Slight
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
Published: March 13, 2011

The Pentagon was expected to announce that the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which is sailing in the Pacific, passed through a radioactive cloud from stricken nuclear reactors in Japan, causing crew members on deck to receive a month’s worth of radiation in about an hour, government officials said Sunday.

The officials added that American helicopters flying missions about 60 miles north of the damaged reactors became coated with particulate radiation that had to be washed off.

There was no indication that any of the military personnel had experienced ill effects from the exposure. (Everyone is exposed to a small amount of natural background radiation.)


That sounds to me like they were in the Miyagi area, which is where the increased radiation was reported in the area around the Onagawa nuclear plant. So, this must be the debris from the 1st explosion at Fukushima which traveled north to Miyagi.
Glad the helicopters provided protection for them while in the air.

[jannyk]

56. Injured now at 11

#
0420: Number of injured in the nuclear plant blast is now known to be 11, the operator Tepco reports - Kyodo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698



Sadly, they do not say whether that includes the 'missing' 7 or not.

[jannyk]

58. Singapore to test Japan produce for rad levels

#
0500: Singapore will be testing imported Japanese produce for possible radiation, officials say - Reuters.

#
0508: Japanese officials have been reassuring the public that radiation levels at the Fukushima 1 are within legal limits. It was certainly a massive blast, a ball of flame and a plume of grey smoke.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698