[1010RD]

Press Release (Mar 15,2011)
Damage to the Unit 4 Nuclear Reactor Building at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station

At approximately 6:00am, a loud explosion was heard from within the
power station. Afterwards, it was confirmed that the 4th floor rooftop
area of the Unit 4 Nuclear Reactor Building had sustained damage.

After usage, fuel is stored in a pool designated for spent fuel.

Plant conditions as well as potential outside radiation effects are
currently under investigation.

TEPCO, along with other involved organizations, is doing its best to
contain the situation. Simultaneously, the surrounding environment is
being kept under constant surveillance.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031504-e.html

[Gabrial]

Obama’s clinically obese Surgeon General was in California today saying it was a good idea for people on the West Coast to buy Iodine tablets.

[glock rocks]

It’s 7:30AM, March 16 in Tokyo. That report is over 24 hours old.