BBC: President Obama offers "any assistance it needs" to stabilize nuclear reactor in Fukushima

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From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698">BBC LIVE coverage page of earthquake in Japan:

1803 President Barack Obama says the US is ready to give Japan any assistance it needs to stabilise the nuclear reactor in Fukushima. Officials have said pressure is rising after a cooling system failure.

On the left side of the page, from about 10 or so minutes ago.

I thought they got this under control...?

Anybody?

PB

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1. Oh crap, just saw this in Breaking: "Japan nuclear power plant has rising coolant...

...problems-evacuations ordered."

Right HERE

I guess it might not have been as under control as I thought.

PB

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2. BBC reporting this second that "Small radiation leak could occur at Fukushima plant"

This from a Japanese official, reported by BBC who said they received the news "seconds ago".

Hrm.

PB

[snappyturtle]

3. Mrs. Greenspan just announced there is a problem with the reactor.

Pressure is 1 1/2 times normal....and that the Air Force is shipping water. She also said they may have to do controlled radiation leaks!

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4. I hope that shit gets handled because the wind blows my way.

PB

[Junkdrawer]

5. but...but..the dismissive "experts" on the other thread said the reactor...

was shut down so the cooling problem is over.

Silly me. Now I thought that decay heat could take days before core meltdown is no longer an issue. But what do I know....

[Scuba]

6. But NO assistance to the American people is affordable.

[Blue_Tires]

7. bad memories...we're almost at the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl

[kctim]

8. Who's shima?

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I hope they get several things there

1.- COOLANT (on the way, there)

2.- EXTERNAL things like oh... power to get it cooled down.

Oy