8.9 Quake hits off coast of Japan! Live Updates.

Breaking on skynews

Another fire has now broken out at the nuclear plant and apparently they are now having trouble at yet another nuclear station

news.sky.com...

The Blatant Bias Corporation did put up a nice graphic of the reactors though;
www.bbc.co.uk...

Not good

www.bbc.co.uk...

Flames are rising from the reactor, AP reports.

What's more dangerous, an explosion, or a fire?

Jesus!! this is like a horror movie script...

2157: Tepco says efforts are underway to tackle the fire inside the building which houses the number four reactor, Reuters reports.
www.bbc.co.uk...

reply to post by Freedoom


from what little i know fire is worse then explosion because the fire will then spread the particles further?

or more accurately an explosion then a fire would be the worst because then the fall out gets spread and then the fire spreads it further?

the blaze started in the outer housing of the reactors vessel according to the TV just now

it has also just been on TV that they have abandoned plans to dump water on the reactor by helicopter

A fire has been found in the northeastern corner of Reactor 4 building at Fukushima Daiichi plant, a power official says.

All these fires are just spreading more radioactive material around.
Really need to pay attention to wind direction.

Radiation warning zone expansion...

Warnings to keep out of the rain and use disposable rain coats

More blasts and fire at #4

Water level now low at #5

previous warning zone

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Updated warning zone

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Live now

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CNN just raised a point....

They showed that one of the after shocks has hit very very close to Mount Fuji
They said that the last time the vulcano erupted was in 1707 and that happened just after an earthquake with epicenter at sea of magnitude 8.6 or so....

This was a commentary on tv , so no link

Are there no cameras pointed at the reactors? We saw the initial explosions from a camera some distance away - I assume they've all packed up and left.....and who could blame them.

reply to post by Curio


yes, the reporters on CNN have just said they had to relocate as there was a radiation danger.....

Funny but i thought there was nothing to see...move along...

Originally posted by Curio
Are there no cameras pointed at the reactors? We saw the initial explosions from a camera some distance away - I assume they've all packed up and left.....and who could blame them.

I think they can leave a camera mounted... but it seems like they don´t want to air what its happening now there.

Originally posted by monica86
CNN just raised a point....

They showed that one of the after shocks has hit very very close to Mount Fuji
They said that the last time the vulcano erupted was in 1707 and that happened just after an earthquake with epicenter at sea of magnitude 8.6 or so....

This was a commentary on tv , so no link

I saw this as well.

Dear me, numbers 5 & 6 having problems now too

www.bbc.co.uk...

The guys at the plant (including the recently arrived experts...) are going to have a movie made all about them one day

That was not an aftershock... it was a NEW 6.4 quake at the junction of the other plate below Mt Fuji Posted in the other thread

Originally posted by SMR
I posted this in another thread and was directed to this one.
I guess I got my answer ...

Critical New Quake Could Mean Impending Disaster For Japan
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Originally posted by monica86
CNN just raised a point....

They showed that one of the after shocks has hit very very close to Mount Fuji
They said that the last time the vulcano erupted was in 1707 and that happened just after an earthquake with epicenter at sea of magnitude 8.6 or so....

Oh my god, if Mount Fuji erupts, it would be like adding insult to injury. I hope the beast stays at rest, these people NEED to catch a break so badly

Originally posted by greenCo

Originally posted by Curio
Are there no cameras pointed at the reactors? We saw the initial explosions from a camera some distance away - I assume they've all packed up and left.....and who could blame them.

I think they can leave a camera mounted... but it seems like they don´t want to air what its happening now there.

lets not forget that they have no electricity in most areas anywhere near the plants

Originally posted by 1kftabove
lets not forget that they have no electricity in most areas anywhere near the plants

Some good news... people are gathering firewood from destroyed buildings and scavaging for any food in cans. They found one delivery truck in the mud full of canned food still intact because it is canned goods

www.livestation.com...

One thing we always forget in these situations... things like toilet paper we take for granted...

I am surprised that they are not syphoning gas out of the wrecked cars and trucks yet seeing as they are short of gasoline and diesel

To sum up some of the usefull links recently posted (Online version available on netvibes.com... in the "Nuclear" Section)

### ONLINE & LIVE DETECTORS ###

> US - Online Ionizing Radiation Detectors
www.blackcatsystems.com...

> US - Onlive Radiation Network (by some volunters)
www.geigercounters.com...

> Japan Live Geiger Video Stream
. Tokyo : www.ustream.tv...
. Chiba : www.ustream.tv...

> Tokyo Live Geiger Graph
. Graph : park18.wakwak.com...
. Explication : slog.thestranger.com...

### GENERAL INFORMATION ###

> What to do if a nuclear disaster is imminent
www.ki4u.com...

> Nuclear Survival Skills
www.ki4u.com...

> Surviving Radioactive Fallout & Radiation Contamination from Japan (and others Countries)
www.ki4u.com...

> Nuclear Radiation Detection Summary
www.vaughns-1-pagers.com...

### LIVE INFORMATION ###

> Newsnow - Japan Nuclear Crisis
www.newsnow.co.uk...
> NewsNow - Japan Earthquake
www.newsnow.co.uk...

> Twitter of the Voice of America Bureau Chief in Japan
twitter.com...#

### MAP - NUCLEAR RADIATION PROPAGATION ###

> Nuclear Radiation Progation Prevision from 13 to 18 March 2011 By ZAMG (Austria’s Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics)
www.zamg.ac.at...

> Spiegel Map on Fukushima Radiations Emissions
www.spiegel.de...

### INTERNATIONAL RESSOURCES ###

> Google Crisis Response Japan 21011
www.google.com...