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Video: Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

March 12, 2011 - 1:45 am - by Ed Driscoll

I’m not sure if the explosion is radioactive or not, and if it is, how serious it is. But I do know that you never want to see the words “Explosion” and “Nuclear Plant” combined in the same sentence:

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Sky News is reporting, “Japan nuclear plant update: Area residents told to stay indoors, not drink tap water and to cover faces with wet towels or masks.” Michael van Poppel of Breaking News Online adds, “The extent of the incident at the nuke plant is not known.. still very sketchy. Officials appeal for calm.”

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I’m sure the Tatler will have much more on this later in the AM today.

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  1. 1. bob sykes

    It looks like steam. If so, then any part of the hydraulic system could have failed, and the danger might be minor. But the initial shock wave is disturbing. It might be a hydrogen/oxygen explosion. This would have happened inside the reactor pressure vessel. In that case, it would seem that both the reactor and containment structure have been breached. Chernobyl II.

    March 12, 2011 - 5:52 am   Link to this Comment