There isn't much information available now but nothing about this can be good for the people living near the plant, the workers or this 30 year old BWR facility.
Increased radioactive levels had been detected outside the plant prior to the explosion.
The BBC has a disturbing image of the plant engulfed in smoke, steam from what they are calling “a powerful explosion”
A massive explosion has struck a Japanese nuclear power plant after Friday's devastating earthquake. A huge pall of smoke was seen coming from the plant at Fukushima and several workers were injured. Japanese officials fear a meltdown at one of the plant's reactors after radioactive material was detected outside it
Explosion Rocks Japan Nuclear Plant After Quake
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: March 12, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03…
Gallery of quake aftermath:
http://www.nytimes.com/slidesh…
Nuclear industry hack delivers oh-so typical drivel:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/458…
However, we do learn this,
– All of the redundancies failed.
– Nuclear power plant company stopped updating their website.
This was last night, hope something changes.
Seems to me even after the explosion, the spin (larger than the whirl pool caused from the Tsunami is dizzying.
Engineers (seemingly very careful not to elicit the truth or expound too much) even in denial of an explosion which is plain to see is at the very least extremely annoying.
I’ve never seen one industry in particular put so much disinformation as if the ENTIRE INDUSTRY has been programmed to BS you intentionally!
It’s colossal. They are all looking out for their industry and even causal truth seems to be discarded for public pablum.
Along with their Geiger counter they need a truth detector.
is the inverse if a truth counter
When one is clicking away you can be certain the other will be silent.