Friday, March 11, 2011

Tsunami in Japan

This is of course anything anyone has been talking about since I woke up tonight. It is pretty horrific but the worst might not be over yet.

Check this out:

UPDATE 1-Japan trying to fix nuclear plant cooling problem

8:08am EST
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TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - A cooling system for a nuclear reactor was not working after a powerful earthquake in Japan, prompting the government to declare an emergency situation as a precaution although it said there was no radioactive leakage at present.
Residents that live within a 3 km radius of Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been told to evacuate, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told a news conference.
TEPCO confirmed that water levels inside the reactors at its Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant were on a falling trend, but added it was working to maintain water levels to avert the exposure of nuclear fuel rods.
The company has been trying to restore power to its emergency power system so that it can add water to the inside of the reactors, a TEPCO spokesman said. (Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Writing by Edwina Gibbs; Editing by Joseph Radford)
 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/japan-quake-reactor-idUSL3E7EB1K020110311
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16 comments:

  1. BrutMarch 11, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Yeah I read about the Nuclear plant thing. Glad they're keeping it under control.

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  2. MoobeatMarch 11, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    devastating news.

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  3. TasosMarch 11, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    the least we want right now is an exploding nuclear plant

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  4. KhorneMarch 11, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    It's always weird to hear about things like this, so hard to imagine...

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  5. baxxmanMarch 11, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    I am really afraid of this nuclear disaster. heard the usa is helping

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  6. Generally DisgruntledMarch 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Pretty brutal. I definitely wish Japan the best of luck

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  7. UnknownMarch 11, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    such a sad day

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  8. ShutterbugMarch 11, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    It's such a sad situation...

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  9. ChrisMarch 11, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Its during time like this, in periods of crisis, that the world puts aside our petty differences, and bind together to unite into one collectively whole.

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  10. BanquoMarch 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Much love to Japan.

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  11. AMarch 11, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    It's a pretty serious situation, my heart goes out to everyone in the region.

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  12. edMarch 11, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    that sucks, hope everyone there is ok

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  13. Das Auto!March 11, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    i hope they sort that out, that could be even more disastrous

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  14. noogMarch 12, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    So sad man... It was just upgraded to a 9.0 listing... I've never experienced an earthquake and I can't imagine the terror that goes through your head... hope they bounce back from this nuclear problem...

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  15. NikoMarch 12, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Erthquake , ok its very bad...
    But Nuclear... its a disaster

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  16. BlowingInTheWindMarch 12, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Horrible day, hope this doesnt get any worse

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