Breach Suspected at Japan Nuke Plant — Gov’t Advises Citizens to Flee
- Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:51am by
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TOKYO (The Blaze/AP) — A suspected breach in the core at one reactor at a stricken Fukushima nuclear plant could mean more serious radioactive contamination, Japanese officials revealed Friday – a situation the prime minister called “very grave and serious.”
A somber Prime Minister Naoto Kan sounded a pessimistic note at a briefing hours after nuclear safety officials said they suspected a breach at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant that would be a major setback in the urgent mission to stop the facility from leaking radiation.
“The situation today at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant is still very grave and serious. We must remain vigilant,” Kan said. “We are not in a position where we can be optimistic. We must treat every development with the utmost care.”
Hours earlier, two government officials encouraged those withing 20-30 km to evacuate voluntarily amid concerns of dwindling access to necessities so close to the disaster.
The uncertain situation halted work at the nuclear complex, where dozens had been trying feverishly to stop the overheated plant from leaking dangerous radiation. The plant has leaked some low levels of radiation, but a breach could mean a much larger release of contaminants.
Kan apologized to farmers and business owners for the toll the radiation has had on their livelihoods: Several countries have halted some food imports from areas near the plant after milk and produce were found to contain elevated levels of radiation.
The prime minister also thanked utility workers, firefighters and military personnel for “risking their lives” to cool the overheated facility.
The alarm Friday comes on a day marking two weeks since the magnitude-9 quake triggered a tsunami that enveloped cities along the northeast coast and knocked out the Fukushima reactor’s cooling system.
Police said the official death toll jumped past 10,000 on Friday. With the cleanup and recovery operations continuing and more than 17,400 listed as missing, the final number of dead was expected to surpass 18,000.
The nuclear crisis has compounded the challenges faced by a nation already saddled with a humanitarian disaster. Much of the frigid northeast remains a scene of despair and devastation, with Japan struggling to feed and house hundreds of thousands of homeless survivors, clear away debris and bury the dead.
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Comments (73)
mossbrain
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:02pmI don’t see any, “It’s not so serious” people broadcasting directly from the site. Not talking so much about Glenn as I am talking about government officials and executives of the company. Why should they escape the consequences? I really hope there is a thorough investigation to see if there were any cost cutting measures done by the company to save money and increase profits that resulted in safety risks.
Report Post »TheValiantWatcher
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 4:08pmWill someone please seal that place up!?
Report Post »goatkid
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:41pmI’m not trying to bash Glenn, but people really need to go worth their own guts on everything. Listen to what is said, but draw your own conclusions according to what you yourself believe to be true. Don’t trust what any government official has to say, with out your own research. Don’t even trust what Glenn says without your own research. He has ALWAYS said that. And he has always said to go with your gut. Personally I did not believe it for a minute when we were told that the radiation was not that bad. You can’t trust anything in the media.
Report Post »karenjerry
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:29pmIt‘s getting to the point where we can’t trust anyone other than those we are personally acquainted with. Never thought I would see times as they are now. Look to God for leadership; He willnot let you down.
Report Post »justfacts
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:47pmWhy would anyone listen to Glen Beck regarding a nuclear accident? He has no training/expertise in the area. Would you go to a car salesman or a politician to learn about jet propulsion or molecular genetics? It is also baffling how people think that the Japanese want to be converted to a particular religion at this time.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:06pmLun aray! Lun aray!
Report Post »Miss_E
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:30pmThis is so sad, I watched a report on ABC Nightline last night that the people left behind in the evacuation zone are the elderly and how bad the conditions were in the shelters.
While serving in the Marines I was stationed in Okinawa, I loved the culture there and how great the people were. This whole thing makes me wish I was wealthy and could fly some of them here. I’m on 500 acres, we have room to spare.
Report Post »ooooonooooo
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:35ampour concrete on it, it is a loss anyway. also evacuate all that are necessary.
Report Post »AixSponsa
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:27pmIf you compare it to Chernobyl, then the evacuation will extend almost to, and maybe including Tokyo. The problem is not just radiation, but the massive vermin/etc. infestation that takes over the abandoned areas. People cannot and will not live close to those locations.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:20amBeck, as usual was right. This has been blown out of proportion. The media and government talking heads have been fearmongering and talking out of their azz without even knowing the truth of the situation.
Now that the situation has deteriorated doesn‘t mean the media hasn’t been over-hyping it for weeks now.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:19pmTerrible things, earthquakes and tsunamis.But at the same time, the forces of nature are also very humbling and awe inspiring. We are but helpless creatures without the power of God working in our lives. I know I need to do alot more, with His help, to be worthy of all the wonderous blessings he would have in store for me and for every one of His children on earth.
Report Post »BarbWire
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:44amWhere are the robots?
Report Post »jacobstroubles
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:34amHow sad,,,they knew several hours after the initial event, where this would most likley end.
Report Post »They should have evacuated people starting that day..All Nations should have immediately offered
to assist evacuations and prepared to receive the people of Japan. When this is over, a large area of Japan will likely have sunk about a foot under water, and a vast area of land will be poisoned/contaminated for many years. The waters will be bitter! Japan is finished. This is the begining…wait till the catostrophic events happen on the US West Coast…
The Door is about to open.
yippyio
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:55amIf the stuxnet virus caused all this trouble, America and Israel are to blame.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:07pmDamn those earthquake generating, tsunami creating computer viruses!
Report Post »Charles
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:45amA number of technical details released make no sense.
Report Post »1) The Japanese govt. admits not fully throwing support behind the reactors for several days due to other overwhelming problems. Um. Major priority problem. The nuke plant left to fail can contaminate your entire country and other countries for decades and centuries.
2) Even though the plant was pretty much right on the beach and they know tsunamis are a strong possibility the diesel backup generators were not installed in such a way as to be protected ie: in elevated structures or in water tight vaults on the ground. The air intake and exhaust ports could remain sealed unless the generators are in use.
3) THE biggest weird nonsensical story was that when they brought in backup generators from another area the “plug did not match” so their use was abandoned . Please tell me that was some numb-nut journalists rendering of what really happened. If the plugs dont match you cut the plugs off, throw them in the mud and splice the cables.
I know I’m second guessing and hindsight and all, but I and I know many others want the true technical details. People arent so stupid they need to be fed kindergarten level details. I also know a big part of the problem is that journalists are universally imbeciles when it comes to anything technical.
rockyflatsgear
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:38pmThe official story is lacking, aromatic shut down did not work for three pants, insane design and storage of 600,000 fuel rods over head, diesel back up died after 1 hour, using MOX Plutonium/Uranium fuel in a 40 year old design, wrong power connector. Now a national sacrifice has been created and the release of isotopes into the pacific will containment the pacific fisheries for years. The reactors and storage are still not under control and have the potential to continue deteriorate. Pray the worker can get things under control. We have some radiation information videos on the utube channel RockyFlatsGear
Report Post »Dio fan
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:53pmCharles…Couldn’t agree more. To add to point #2. Even if these generators/pumps were swamped why could they not have been made operable? If they had started working on their engines promptly they could likely have been salvaged. Pull the injectors, crank them over a few times to blow the water out, change the oil, possibly add a new fuel source (tank), and fire em up. Maybe the generator side had complex electronics that were ruined, but Japan of all places should know to repair those.
Report Post »It would be even more amazing if they truly ditched an effort of using temporary generators because the plugs didn’t match. Anyone who has pulled someone elses boat trailer has the ability to overcome this issue. This makes no sense.
I have more faith in these brave people on the ground facing the issues than the media gives them credit for, so I take the reports which make them sound like idiots with a grain of salt.
However, I believe they’ve had more than enough time to try to stop a time bomb and the concrete should have started flowing days ago. If people are now eating radioactive food, and drinking radioactive water, the time has come to bury the hatchet thats hurting people.
AixSponsa
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:25pmRocky, the answer is very simple. It was/is a government sponsored project.
Report Post »Rumsfeld
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:13amConcrete dome start now,pull a ship right up to the shore conveyor belt big heaping mounds of concrete,and then sculpt it into Godzilla.
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:58amWhy don’t they just pour on the concrete on that one?
Report Post »Small World
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:48amPRAY, PRAY, PRAY Should you really use something that can never be distroyed????????
Report Post »USAFRetired
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:46amMy prayers go out to the Japanese people. Officials should have started pouring the concrete days ago.
Report Post »Igno Ramus
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 12:10pmConcrete will hold the heat in and make the situation even worse. Boy! That’s a great idea. Sheesh! Get a clue and some knowledge about nuclear energy.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:38amvery sad indeed. my prayers with those in Japan who are involved in this
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:29amNothing says radioactive containment like a couple of $7.00 blue plastic tarps from Home Depot.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:38amWrong, wrong, wrong! Those are the big ones: $12.50 at least.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:38amNIce.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:41amIf they just had some duct tape and bungee cords, that thing would be good for all eternity!
Report Post »Igno Ramus
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 12:05pmTEDDRUNK—–Glad you brought that up. Looking at the equiptment being used by the ‘at risk’ workers, it would appear that their supervisors are not too damned concerned about the radiation risk. Maybe that’s because they KNOW that the risk is MINIMAL. I don’t know for sure, I‘m just sayin’. Seems that every time we get a report about this situation, the HEADLINES forecast end of the world doom and gloom but the REPORT is about minor stuff. This is typical MSM crap and strategy. Don‘t buy into it and you won’t be as fearful. Don’t listen to them or to anyone for that matter. Use your own head.
Report Post »Yes this is a horrible situation, but it ain’t the end of the world. Japan will recover. We will not be affected except for our tendancy to sympathize and empathize with the victims. God bless ‘em and keep ’em. And GOD BLESS THE USA
hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:27amThis is turning into less of a story than the Gulf oil spill.
Fear-mongering, as usual, is the order of the day. Rational, coherent thinking is left by the wayside.
Next, the Obama clan is going to be instituting a tax to subsidize everybody build fallout shelters.
Get a grip, Chicken Littles!
Report Post »AixSponsa
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:22pmIn 1957 we had to do it at our own expense.
Report Post »Igno Ramus
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 11:51amGrew up near a major nuclear reasearch and developement site. In the 60‘s nearly everybody in my home town was diggin’ and buildin’ them thar fallout shelter things. If’n the Rushins hada bombed them atomic plants, everthing within 25 miles woulda been melted. My hometown wuz only 18 miles away as the crow flies. Sure glad my pappy was not one uv the nuts a-diggin’ and a-buildin’. Me and my brothers and sisters wuz taught about atomic energy in skool. What are they a-teachin’ now? Good Lord the planet’s done gone crazy!
Report Post »This is absolutely nothing like Chernobyl. Get a grip people. Read and learn if you weren’t taught in school about nuclear energy. Gather information from EVERY source available to you and study it BEFORE you let someone who don’t know squat tell you what to believe.
Nuclear power is the safest and the greenest form of energy that we can effectively mass produce at this time. I am NOT saying that we should not explore other sources of energy. I am saying that we NEED nuclear power at this juncture in time, and it WON’T be soon when we can turn our collective backs on it willy-nilly. We need all the energy that we can produce and more from every source available for as long as most of us will be alive. Learn to use it and you will not be afraid of it. That don’t mean to be like Homer Simpson. I mean you gotta use SOME sense.
kickagrandma
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:22amDear LORD GOD,
We have been praying for Japan and the people there, especially those working at the site of the nuclear disaster. Now, LORD, we double and triple our prayers for them. GOD, if it is YOUR will, please help them, send them angels, send them help beyond our abilities to seal the leaks. Be with them LORD, Let them know it is YOU WHO is guiding them, their thoughts, their actions. Hold them tight, LORD. We love YOU because YOU ARE and because YOUR first loved us. Some of YOUR children are hurting, LORD. Please, GOD, pass by them this very day, this very moment and touch them. In JESUS’ name, we pray, Amen
Report Post »Nocoincidence
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:43amGrandma,
Report Post »Thanks.. I’m praying your prayer.
BarbWire
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:51amI like your prayer. Yes, LORD, be with the hurting people in Japan.
Report Post »(PS Please, don’t kick a grandma. I’m a grandma. Ouch!)
pattybbb1
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 1:00amagreed.
Report Post »WBOB
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:22amO crap…this aint good
Report Post »boringolme
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:47amWhy are they not sealing this up as was done in 1986 at Chernobyl? At least that stopped the radiation leak and kept the situation from getting any worse. Could it be they are still trying to salvage the reactor? If so, sc–w that! Do what’s right for the people of Japan who have suffered enough.
Report Post »proliance
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:18amA lot of conservative talkers jumped the gun on this. Ann Coulter’s “radiation is good for you” advice left me rolling my eyes. Make your point and move on Ann. There are some benefits to radiation, yes. But talk like this during a potential disaster that could cost lives is way out of place.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:42amI think Ann was simply presenting the other side of the argument that for all the fear-mongering and Chicken Little-ing, that people – as usual – have no idea what they’re fear-mongering about.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:10amI think Glenn Beck was a little premature in declaring the nuclear disaster in Japan as “overblown.” The situation is yet to play out and I fear it will get a whole lot worse.
Prayers for the Japanese people.
Report Post »EndTmesMan
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:27amYou have to remember that Beck needs to sell gold as a priority. You know when you buy high you need it to go high to sell high. Its about that wealth he hates to love.
staggerlee32
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:30amOn Glenn’s behalf, he did say “if” the inner containment wasn’t cracked. Which it must be.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:34amBreach in a containment area is about as bad as it can get – except for a breach in each reactor – this is getting to be about as serious as the other two accident. http://wp.me/pYLB7-MM
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:40amThe nuclear disaster is worse than is currently reported so I think Glenn has it backwards this time. The Japanese government is not being honest about the true nature of the accident, but it will eventually be impossible to hide. The radiation and its effects will be around for a long long time.
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hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:40amIt’s all about being rational in a time of confusion. How many people have died thus far due to radiation exposure? If the answer is none, what is “premature” about reminding people to think responsibly?
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:00amBull, these media people don’t have the information to know what is going on, there is no cracked reactor, the left is just spreading lies, just like they did during the gulf oil spill. Idiots seem to not realize, all life didn’t end in the gulf even though the media reported it was all gone for months, that we would never recover.
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:40amGlenn Beck’s declaration that the Japan disaster was “ overblown ” was not only “ premature ” but irrational in the light of the most recent reports of the radiation leak and the potencial danger from the damaged nuclear plants. Apparently all attempts to contain the radiation leak has been unsucessful and the danger to Japan and the world has increased daily. Exposure to high amounts of radiation is a death sentence to those who have been contaminated. “Overblown, no, underblown, yes “!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Glenn Beck fan and I appreciate his fight against the liberal progressives and communist that are deeply embedded in our government and society but, on this issue, I think he missed the target. It’s hard to be “overblow ” when a radiation leak and widespread contamination are concerned. The crisis caused by radiation contamination could suddenly be transformed into a worldwide “doomsday” scenario.
The Japanese earthquake, following tsunami and damage to the nucler power plants may turn into the world’s greatest disaster. The casualty list of the dead, injured and missing grows by the hour and IF exposure to radiation occurs on a widespread scale it will reach astronomical proportions. It
doesn’t look good for Japan or the world. Those that have to deal with the situation and contain the threat are working in unchartered territory.
Japan’s food and water sources are being contaminated by radiation and this could turn into a worldwide threat and catastrophe, depending on the extent of the leak. The world economic crisis this disaster could eventually create could be greater than any other previously encountered. The 2012 Mayan prediction of the end of the world could possibly become fact intead of fiction.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:24amUPSETVET:
Let’s talk in about 3 months when this becomes another sudden non-story.
Don’t you people get it yet? How many times must you ram your heads – willingly – into a brick wall before you realize the media fear mongers?
One movie character from the golden age of movies sums up what you’ve become: George McFly.
Report Post »prepper1776
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:27pm@upsetvet i think your right. i couldnt believe glenn on his radio show today was down playing the radiation coming from the reactors. maybe he should research the differance between getting radiation from the sun and have radioative particles in your body. even though nobody has died yet from the radiation the long term health effects of this is not going to be good.
Report Post »Rillobymorning
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 4:10pmI didn’t hear that, but if he did declare Japan “overblown”, I would be very disappointed. All you have to do is see the devastation they’ve undergone on TV and internet photos, as well as know that 18,000 will most likely be the death toll, if not more, to see this is hardly “overblown”. It’s a horrible disaster and much deserving of our thoughts and prayers.
Report Post »AixSponsa
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:20pmCheck out the environment of the abandoned city, etc. around Chernobyl. History Channel did a documentary in 2006. Could easily happen to the 50k area around these reactors.
Report Post »oldwhiteguy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:05pmI think Glenn needs to watch the other hand on this one, all of the reactors are GE designed, built, upgraded, and maintained. Its not that they had a earthquake or tsunami, its Japan. The problem is if the core is exposed even after GE upgraded the core enclosure for enhanced protection. This will be when the proverbial pooh hits the fan.
Report Post »Igno Ramus
Posted on March 27, 2011 at 10:56amI stay in a group home. Nobody here wants to watch the news much less FOX. Haven’t seen where any authoritative source has stated that the reactor cores are ACTUALLY damaged. Are they, or is this just speculation on the part of some people?
Report Post »IF the cores are not actually damaged, the problems of radioactivity and cleanup are not as large as they would be otherwise.
IF the cores ARE actually damaged, then that is a whole ‘nuther matter altogether. Cooling would take a LOT LONGER. Better to cover it up than clean it up once cooled. You do NOT want to be stirring up and transporting radioactive waste and debris offsite. Or do you?
IF NONE of the cores is ACTUALLY damaged, there might be a possibility of restoring some of the reactors to use. All reports I’VE seen report minimal releases of radioactive material. Residual effects are minimal so it seems to me. This appears to be a NATURAL disaster not a NUCLEAR disaster. What’s the deal?
rodamaa
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:04amWe all need to united behind Japan and this incredible tragedy. May God bestowed his blessing on them.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:01amIf you are looking to help, please consider Samaritan’s Purse. This is a group that the Graham family is involved with. They supply relief AND spread The Gospel! Check them out for yourself.
Report Post »http://www.samaritanspurse.org
Marylou7
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:22amVery worthwhile organization. Franklin Graham is truly a man of God just like his dad.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:30amGod help them and the people displaced by this along with those working so hard to keep a worse situation from occuring. Help them Lord through the dark night at hand, into a dawn of prosperity and of hope for the future to come, comfort them and strengthen them while providing of your wisdom to them and their leaders to make the right choices ahead.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:49amI saw an American interviewed who was trapped with a group of Japanese in a shelter. They were running out of food and that day each had only eaten an orange and some crackers. But now news coverage is tapering off as media moves on to newer crises and it I never heard if they were rescued. I has been haunting me. What has happened? There are still life and death situations playing out……
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:53amGreat post, GONZO……I could not agree more.
Report Post »Uncle Crusty
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:54amPray for the Japanese! A lot of you are bashing Glenn, but he put it in context, and did say ‘if’ the core is not breached…so all who bash Glenn here, go jump on it!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:55amGod we pray that the people of Japan may see the light of what is good is of which you provide. I pray they come to you and accept you into their hearts.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 8:55amPANIC, never let a good crisis go to waste. Just like the gulf oil spill, the left doesn’t care how many people they scare, panic, cause to die, they won’t start spreading their lies.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:12amThe people remaining with these nuclear reactors are the heros in Japan. Remembering their words to their families from an earlier story is heartwrenching. Pray for the people in Japan.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:17amEven if they get the cores and rods cooled down by pumping them full of water we still have the problem of the huge mess at this powerplant caused by the 3 explosion and multiple fires in the last couple of weeks. We will still have exposed spent rod pools and possibly partially exposed cores since the explosions. All this will take years, years to clean up and rebuild.
This problem isn’t going away for a long, long time. It‘s almost like what’s happened here in the US with Obama at the helm. Even if we get a real statesman in the next election, it will take years to undo the destruction the Obama administration has wrought.
Report Post »The Four Gs
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:25amI work in the area where Samaritan’s Purse is located and they are a first rate organization. Very well organized and efficient with a true heart for people in need. I would have no problem supporting them at all in these kinds of efforts.
Report Post »Chesterlab
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 9:40amFranklin Graham is a very good man of God, and Samaritan‘s Purse really does what the Red Cross can’t. It provides material aid, together with spiritual aid and I believe they are both leading souls to Christ. S.P. is a very efficient organization and they can quickly restore order to a place that is in chaos. God bless them. It is my prayer that God will use this tragedy in Japan to spread the Gospel to the Japanese. May the Lord have mercy on them.
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