Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Power Restored to Cooling System of Reactor Two at Fukushima Daiichi
March 17th, 2011Finally, a bit of good news. I hope it’s real. Via: Cnet: The Tokyo Electric Power Co. has successfully restored power to part of a dangerously overheating nuclear power plant damaged by last week’s earthquake and tsunami, a key move in efforts to cool the site. The power company, also called Tepco, connected a power […]
EMERGENCY: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT CHARTERING FLIGHTS TO HELP AMERICANS EXIT JAPAN
March 17th, 2011Update / Confirmation: U.S. Starts Evacuating Some Americans Out of Japan Via: AP: The Obama administration has authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, and said it will charter aircraft to help U.S. citizens wishing to escape elevated radiation levels in the country. The State Department late Wednesday issued a warning to Americans […]
Australia Again Urges Citizens to Consider Leaving Japan; More Over Infrastructure Concerns than Radiation
March 17th, 2011Via: Reuters: Australia’s government on Thursday urged citizens in Tokyo and eight other affected prefectures to consider getting out of Japan, including the families of embassy staff. But it said its warning was because of infrastructure problems, not the fear of radiation. “We have a real problem in terms of the infrastructure in Japan. We […]
YEN RECORD HIGH; MAJOR TECHNICAL LEVEL TAKEN OUT VS. DOLLAR
March 17th, 2011WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Update: USD/JPY Breaking Down Again US$ could be about to retest the low vs. yen. I’m watching the weak support level at 78.61 USD/JPY. Currently trading around 78.71. It looks like it’s going to break down again. —End Update— 80.43 was […]
Head of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “There is no water in the spent fuel pool and we believe that radiation levels are extremely high”
March 17th, 2011Via: AP: The chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that all the water is gone from one of the spent fuel pools at Japan’s most troubled nuclear plant, raising the possibility of widespread nuclear fallout. But Japanese officials denied the pool was dry. “There is no water in the spent fuel pool […]
Physicist and Uranium-Industry Analyst at MIT: ‘This Is a Slow-Moving Nightmare’
March 16th, 2011Via: Reuters: Japan’s nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew briefly from a stricken power plant because of surging radiation levels and a helicopter failed to drop water on the most troubled reactor. In a sign of desperation, police will try to cool spent nuclear fuel at one […]
JAPAN ESTABLISHES 10KM EVACUATION ZONE AROUND THE DAINI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
March 16th, 2011Via: CNN: [3:07 a.m. ET Wednesday, 4:07 p.m. Wednesday in Tokyo] As a safety precaution, the Japanese government is now telling people living within a 10-kilometer radius of the Daini plant, the second nuclear power plant in Fukushima, to evacuate. The Daini plant, which has four reactors, has reported fluctuating temperatures at its suppression pools. […]
High Demand for Private Jets as Wealthy Flee Japan
March 16th, 2011Via: Reuters: Thousands of people desperate to escape Japan’s deepening nuclear crisis have inundated private jet companies with requests for evacuation flights, sending prices surging as much as a quarter. Some multinational companies are pulling international staff out of Tokyo and surrounding areas after low-level radiation reached the metropolis on Tuesday. Workers are fleeing for […]
France Says Japan Losing Control of Nuclear Emergency, French Should Leave, or Head South
March 16th, 2011Via: Reuters: The French government said on Wednesday that Japan was losing control of the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and urged its nationals in Tokyo to leave the country or head to southern Japan. The government has asked national carrier Air France (AIRF.PA) to increase capacity on its flights between Tokyo and […]
Fukushima Workers Withdraw After Radiation Spikes
March 16th, 2011Via: BBC: A spike in radiation levels at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has forced workers to suspend their operation, a government spokesman says. He was speaking after smoke was seen rising from reactor three. Earlier, a blaze struck reactor four for the second time in two days. Friday’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, which killed […]
