*** Disaster in Japan Live Blog: March 21 ***

[L. Coyote]

Too many alarmists spreading doom and gloom? Follow the latest news from a reliable source:

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/disaster-japan-live-blog-march-21

(All times are local in Japan GMT+9)

2:02am The UN atomic watchdog says there have been some positive developments at the disaster-hit nuclear power plant in the last 24 hours but that the overall situation remains very serious.

Graham Andrew, a senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also says radiation levels in major Japanese cities have not changed and remain below dangerous levels. He says the IAEA can confirm that in some areas near the plant radioactive iodine has been detected in some freshly grown vegetables.

" There have been some positive developments in the last 24 hours but overall the situation remains very serious. "

1:24am Defence Minister Kitazawa told NHK that the surface temperatures above the reactors of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant give comfort.

The temperatures are:

Reactor 1 - 58 degrees
Reactor 2 - 35 degrees
Reactor 3 - 62 degrees
Reactor 4 - 42 degrees
Reactor 5 - 24 degrees
Reactor 6 - 25 degrees.

The temperature above the containment vessel itself of Reactor 3 is 128 degrees, but this is not cause for concern, he says.

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[godai]

1. Thanks...MSM has lost interest. Not enough doom and gloom. n/t

[nebenaube]

2. celcius? kelvin? n/t