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1428 CET: Quake of magnitude 6.2 in Shizuoka south of Tokyo in the Tokai region of central Japan at approx. 10km depth reported on NHK World. Inland quake and therefore no chance of a tsunami. Nuclear plants in Shizuoka not affected and continue operation. No effects of this quake on TEPCO plants reported. Buildings in Tokyo reported to be swaying. JR Tokai Shinkansen trains suspended.

1400 CET: Radiation leak risk increases as TEPCO unable to pour water into No. 4 reactor’s storage pool for spent fuel.

1300 CET: Reuters – The International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan has monitored 150 people for radiation levels and carried out decontamination measures on 23

Radiation too high for TEPCO personnel to stay in Fukushima nuke plant control rooms

From Kyodo News: 1200 CET (2000 Local time)

The following is the known status as of Tuesday evening for each of the six reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the four reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant, both in Fukushima Prefecture, crippled by Friday’s magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

Fukushima No. 1

— Reactor No. 1 – Cooling failure, partial melting of core, vapor vented, hydrogen explosion, seawater pumped in.

— Reactor No. 2 – Cooling failure, seawater pumped in, fuel rods fully exposed temporarily, damage to containment system, potential meltdown feared.

— Reactor No. 3 – Cooling failure, partial melting of core feared, vapor vented, seawater pumped in, hydrogen explosion, high-level radiation measured nearby.

— Reactor No. 4 – Under maintenance when quake struck, fire caused possibly by hydrogen explosion at pool holding spent fuel rods, pool water levels feared receding.

— Reactor No. 5 – Under maintenance when quake struck.

— Reactor No. 6 – Under maintenance when quake struck.

Fukushima No. 2

— Reactor No. 1 – Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.

— Reactor No. 2 – Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.

— Reactor No. 3 – Cold shutdown.

— Reactor No. 4 – Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.

Tags: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Nuclear power

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