Japan Declares Nuclear Emergency, As Cooling System Fails At Nuclear Power Plant [View All]

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Japan Declares Nuclear Emergency, As Cooling System Fails At Power Plant
Joe Weisenthal | Mar. 11, 2011, 6:13 AM | 33,053 | 23

Update 3: 2000 residents near the Fukushima Nuclear Plant have been urged to evacuate.

Update 2: Japan has declared a nuclear emergency.

Update: There's no evidence of any radioactive leakage, but officials have confirmed that the cooling process for the nuclear plant has not yet gone according to plan.

Original post: Ominous flash from Kyodo Wire:
The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant reported an abnormality Friday following a powerful earthquake which hit a wide area in northeastern Japan including Fukushima Prefecture, the industry ministry said.
The system to cool reactor cores in case of emergency stopped at the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors of the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., it said.
There are reports that the Japanese PM will declare a nuclear emergency.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-nuclear-plant-2011-3#ixzz1GIOuymiw