There is now a fear that Fukushima Daiichi (#1) Reactor #3 has a damaged containment vessel. This may have been caused by whatever caused the smoke earlier today.
The information seems to change by the minute. For instance, new information say that radiation leakage topped 10 mSv per hour a short period of time this morning.
Some alarming but very uncertain news is that the 50 workers remaining at the Daiichi plant has been asked to withdraw to a safe area. If that is the case then there is no one left “taking care” about the plant.
Hmm, I thought you could use “spacesuits” or something to be able to work in areas with radiation. This doesn’t sound good. :/
One of the Indians at work mentioned that his mother had called and demanded that he wore a metal jacket, not a lead jacket, a metal jacket 🙂