Information from British Embassy
Telephone briefing from Sir John Beddington, the UK’s Chief Scientific adviser and Hilary Walker Deputy Director Emergency Preparedness at the Department of Health. “Unequivocally, Tokyo will not be affected by the radiation fallout of explosions that have occurred or may occur at the Fukushima nuclear power stations.” The danger area is limited to within the 30 kilometer evacuation zone and […]
NHK advises not to go out if it rains
NHK is reporting that there could be light radioactive rain tomorrow. The only advice they are giving is not to go out if it rains. Nothing more is being said about this at the moment.
50 brave TEPCO workers continue to battle it out
TEPCO has evacuated 750 of its employees from the Fukushima power plant. Only 50 remain to deal with the problems that continue to plague the reactors. Spare a thought for these brave people who are working under the most extreme circumstances to bring the situation under control.
Reactor 2 update
A blast was observed earlier in the morning in Reactor 2. Cooling efforts are still in progress but fuel rods remain exposed. There has been some damage to the suppression pool, but exact details are not yet available. Radiation levels in the area have gone up significantly. Some workers at the plant have been evacuated. […]