Friday, March 11, 2011

Report: Radiation Levels Rising Inside Fukushima Nuke Plant

 

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Fukushima, Honshu Japan

 

The latest report via Nikkei News on the earthquake damaged nuclear power plant #1 at Fukushima indicates that radiation levels – and possibly air pressure as well – inside the plant are continuing to rise.

 

 

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Radiation Level Rising In Fukushima Nuclear Plant Turbine Building

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo)--The radiation level is rising in the building housing a turbine of the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following Friday's powerful earthquake, the operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday.

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Another report, this time from Reuters – quoting Jiji News – indicates that TEPCO will take steps to try to reduce the pressure inside the plant. 

 

TEPCO says pressure rises inside nuclear reactor -Jiji

TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co said pressure inside the No.1 reactor at its Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant has been rising, with the risk of a radiation leak, Jiji News reported on Saturday.

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Local authorities continue to insist, however, that problems are not yet at a critical level, as evidenced by this recent Reuters report.

 

UPDATE 4-Japan declares emergency at nuke plant, no radiation leak now

03/11/2011

Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:13pm GMT

* Problems not at critical level -local officials quoted

* U.S. Air Force delivers coolant to nuclear plant