UPDATE: Japan finally admit radiation leak is serious enough to kill people UPDATE: Japan Lies to the World Nuclear Disaster Far Worse than Stated

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Exposed: this shots shows a gaping hole in the building of reactor number four. The green crane, circled, is normally used to move spent fuel rods into a 45ft deep storage pond, just out of shot. But the pool has now boiled dry and the spent rods are heating up and releasing radiation

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Overwhelmed: Tokyo Electric Power Company Managing Director Akio Komiri cries as he leaves after a press conference in Fukushima

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The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people

By Daily Mail Reporter
18th March 2011

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The boss of the company behind the devastated Japanese nuclear reactor today broke down in tears - as his country finally acknowledged the radiation spewing from the over-heating reactors and fuel rods was enough to kill some citizensJapan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency admitted that the disaster was a level 5, which is classified as a crisis causing 'several radiation deaths' by the UN International Atomic Energy.
Officials said the rating was raised after they realised the full extent of the radiation leaking from the plant. They also said that 3 per cent of the fuel in three of the reactors at the Fukushima plant had been severely damaged, suggesting those reactor cores have partially melted down.
After Tokyo Electric Power Company Managing Director Akio Komiri cried as he left a conference to brief journalists on the situation at Fukushima, a senior Japanese minister also admitted that the country was overwhelmed by the scale of the tsunami and nuclear crisis.
He said officials should have admitted earlier how serious the radiation leaks were.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said: 'The unprecedented scale of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, frankly speaking, were among many things that happened that had not been anticipated under our disaster management contingency plans.
'In hindsight, we could have moved a little quicker in assessing the situation and coordinating all that information and provided it faster.'
Nuclear experts have been saying for days that Japan was underplaying the crisis' severity.
It is now officially on a par with the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania in 1979. Only the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986 has topped the scale.
Deputy director general of the NISA, Hideohiko Nishiyama, also admitted that they do not know if the reactors are coming under control.
He said: 'With the water-spraying operations, we are fighting a fire we cannot see. That fire is not spreading, but we cannot say yet that it is under control.'
But prime minister Naoto Kan insisted that his country would overcome the catastrophe

'We will rebuild Japan from scratch,' he said in a televised speech: 'In our history, this small island nation has made miraculous economic growth thanks to the efforts of all Japanese citizens. That is how Japan was built.'

It comes after pictures emerged showing overheating fuel rods exposed to the elements through a huge hole in the wall of a reactor building at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Japan somewhat admits to deception with this handout image released by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) on March 17, shows the Damage to TEPCO's No.1 Fukushima nuclear power plant's fourth reactor building. A few hours earlier news reports were claiming the walls were intact!
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Nuclear And Industrial Safety Agency says water cannons failed at Fukushima

FoxNews.com
March 17, 2011

Japanese officials are at odds over whether water dumps on the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Thursday has worked as high radiation levels have been detected 19 miles away from the plant.

A spokesman for the Tokyo Electric Power Company told Japan news agency NHK that “it appears the mission was successful,” while a spokesman for the Nuclear And Industrial Safety Agency says the water cannons failed in their attempt to cool the unit when the water failed to reach its target from safe distances.

Japanese military helicopters dumped water onto the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant’s damaged reactors and emergency crews tried unsuccessfully to douse the reactors with water cannons.

RELATED LINK: U.S. Authorizes First Evacuations of Americans From Japan Over Fears of Nuclear Crisis

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Digital Globe, March 16, 2011 Satellite Image of  Nuclear Reactors (left to right) #4, #3, #2, and #1 at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant.  Note the heavy damage of #4.
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 Graphic by Japan TV of Reactors #2, 3 & 4 on March 16, 2011 shows damage not as bad as reality. The Video below at 1:53 minute mark they claim the walls of Reactor #4 are more or less intact!
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Published: March 16, 2011

Status of the Nuclear Reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant

None of the six reactors at the plant have operated since the earthquake. But explosions have damaged four of the buildings, and fuel in the reactors and spent fuel stored in the buildings is in danger of melting and releasing radioactive materials.

Reactor 1

Outer building is damaged and it is presumed that there was a partial meltdown. Small amounts of radioactivity have been vented. Reactor has 400 fuel assemblies, the spent fuel pool has 292.

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March 12, 8:20 PM Workers start flooding the reactor with seawater in a desperate effort to cool it.

MARCH 12, 5:00 PM   Radioactive materials, including an isotope of iodine, are detected.

March 12, 3:36 PM                  An explosion blows the roof and top walls off the reactor building. The reactor containment vessel is not significantly damaged.

March 12, 5:22 AM The pressure-suppression pool stops working properly.

March 12, 3:48 AM Operators start injecting water into the reactor to cool it.

March 11, 3:41 PM Backup diesel generators for running the plant's cooling systems fail.

March 11, 2:46 PM                        An earthquake sparks a tsunami. The reactor shuts down automatically, though its fuel continues to produce large amounts of heat.

Digital Globe, March 16

Reactor 2

Partial meltdown is presumed to have occurred. The containment vessel may have been breached and some radioactivity has vented. Reactor has 548 fuel assemblies, the spent fuel pool has 587.

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MARCH 15, 6:14 AM     An explosion near the pressure suppression pool damages the containment vessel around the reactor.

MARCH 12, 3:48 AM           Operators start injecting water into the reactor to cool it.

March 11, 3:41 PM Backup diesel generators for running the plant's cooling systems fail.

MARCH 11, 2:46 PM                An earthquake sparks a tsunami. The reactor shuts down automatically, though its fuel continues to produce large amounts of heat.

Digital Globe, March 16

Reactor 3

The reactor used uranium and plutonium, which may produce more toxic radioactivity. The spent fuel pool may have become uncovered. Reactor has 548 fuel assemblies, the spent fuel pool has 514.

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MARCH 17, 7:00PM Water cannon trucks spray water on the reactor building for an hour, though it is unknown if it has any effect.

MARCH 17, 9:48AM   Helicopters make four passes to dump water on the building in an effort to cover the spent fuel, which may have been exposed to the air.

MARCH 14, 11:01AM        An explosion damages the reactor building and the primary containment vessel. Eleven workers are injured.

MARCH 13, 9:00AM   Plant operators detect increasing levels of radioactive material.

MARCH 13, 6:00AM Injection of water fails and officials warn that an explosion is possible.

MARCH 12, 8:25PM        A safety valve is opened to reduce pressure and seawater containing boric acid is injected in the reactor.

MARCH 12, 3:48AM Operators start injecting water into the reactor to cool it.

March 11, 3:41PM Backup diesel generators for running the plant's cooling systems fail.

MARCH 11, 2:46 PM    An earthquake sparks a tsunami. The reactor shuts down automatically, though its fuel continues to produce large amounts of heat.

Digital Globe, March 16

Reactor 4

Spent fuel rods in a water pool may have become exposed to air, emitting radioactive gases. An explosion and fire have damaged the building. No fuel assemblies in reactor; 548 were removed for maintenance and are part of 1,479 in spent fuel pools.

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MARCH 17, 5:00AM       The chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the water covering the spent fuel rods may have boiled off.

MARCH 16, 5:45AM           A fire is reported in the building. An inspection 30 minutes later finds no sign of a fire.

MARCH 15, 7:0PM Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 183 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 15, 6:00AM                                           A hydrogen-gas explosion created by chemical reactions with the spent fuel rods damages the building. A fire also breaks out.

MARCH 14, 7:08PM   Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 183 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 11, 2:46PM          An earthquake hits just off the coast,   sparking a tsunami. The reactor was already shut down for maintenance.

Digital Globe, March 16

Reactor 5

The reactor is shut down and the building is not damaged. But there is concern that spent fuel in the building may become exposed to air. Reactor has 548 fuel assemblies, the spent fuel pool has 826.

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MARCH 16, 12:00PM      Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 145 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 15, 7:00PM Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 141 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 14, 7:08PM Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 139 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 11, 2:46PM      An earthquake hits just off the coast, sparking a tsunami. The reactor was already shut down for maintenance.

Digital Globe, March 16

Reactor 6

The reactor is shut down and the building is not damaged. But there is concern that spent fuel in the building may become exposed to air. Reactor has 764 fuel assemblies, and there are 1,136 in spent fuel pools.

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MARCH 16, 12:00PM Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 140 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 15, 7:00PM Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 137 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 14, 7:08PM Temperature in the spent fuel pool is 136 degrees Fahrenheit (normal is 77 degrees).

MARCH 11, 2:46PM       An earthquake hits just off the coast, sparking a tsunami. The reactor was already shut down for maintenance.

Digital Globe, March 16

What Is Happening at Reactor No. 4

The spend fuel pool includes 548 fuel rod assemblies that were removed from the reactor just three months ago and may be emitting more heat than the older ones, perhaps contributing to faster water evaporation. U.S. officials affirmed on Thursday that there is little or no water left in the pool.
Radiation doses from a completely drained pool could be as high as 3,000 millisieverts per hour at the top of the pool and would drop to 100 millisieverts per hour about 300 feet away, according to estimates by the Nuclear Energy Institute. If all the fuel were to melt, the radiation level released from this pool would raise health concerns up to five miles away, which is still within Japan’s evacuation zone. But other experts said more than 10,000 millisieverts per hour of radiation, a lethal dose, may be emitted directly above the pool, posing graver concerns.

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