Kyodo News: Fuel rods at number 2 reactor fully exposed

[thewiseguy]

Fuel rods at the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were fully exposed Monday, following Friday's deadly earthquake.

==Kyodo

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77851.html

NEWS ADVISORY: Water level of 30 centimeters recovered at No. 2 reactor of nuke plant

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[HereSince1628]

1. That's grim.

More and more damage...

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Apparently they ran out of (diesel?) fuel to work the pumps

The plant operator said water levels fell as fuel for pumps that are used for seawater injection operations ran out.

http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110314D14JF802.htm

[thewiseguy]

3. NHK is saying they have detected radiation outside the reactor so rods may have been compromised

[thewiseguy]

4. Radiation around nuke plant at tolerable level for humans: Edano

[Hannah Bell]

5. there is a press conference right now to update that: exposure was due

to running out of fuel to run the pumps, per the ongoing news conference, fuel & pumping have been resumed.

live stream here:

http://yokosonews.com/live/

they just covered it.

[thewiseguy]

6. The reactor number 3 is highly likely going through melting: Edano

He is the guy who gives the updates. If he says it like that then it has to be much worse.

[Hannah Bell]

7. i just listened to the presser. you didn't. you're reporting tweets.

they ran out of fuel for the pumps. the water level went down with only 30 cm left. fuel is restored, pumping resumed, water now back to 70 cm & rising.

nhk english reports all press conferences live & so does this volunteer guy:

http://yokosonews.com/live/

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_46.html

[thewiseguy]

8. I am going to put you on ignore.

BREAKING NEWS: Fukushima's 3 reactors highly likely facing melting: Edano

http://english.kyodonews.jp/

[Hannah Bell]

9. feel free, but you're about an hour behind the news.

[thewiseguy]

10. Fuel rods were fully exposed at number 3 for 2.5 hours. (Kyodo news agency)

They are injecting water and letting off steam which has some radioactivity in it.

[Hannah Bell]

11. "were" being the operative word. things have moved since.

they've been pumping water for some time and i am currently listening to tepco release which is saying if the pace of pumping has been maintained the rods are basically covered again.

http://yokosonews.com/live/

following nihon no media live yo