MSNBC, FOX, and CNN reporting that the remaining 50 workers who have been bravely and desperately holding out to control the runaway nuclear plants at Fukushima, have been pulled out due to high radiation levels.
CNN has the headline, but no story yet.
FUKUSHIMA, Japan – Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said work on dousing reactors with water was disrupted by the need to withdraw.
Earlier officials said 70 percent of fuel rods at one of the six reactors at the plant were significantly damaged in the aftermath of Friday’s calamitous earthquake and tsunami.
News reports said 33 percent of fuel rods were also damaged at another reactor. Officials said they would use helicopters and fire trucks to spray water in a desperate effort to prevent further radiation leaks and to cool down the reactors.
The nuclear crisis has triggered international alarm and partly overshadowed the human tragedy caused by Friday’s double disaster, which pulverized Japan’s northeastern coastline, killing an estimated 10,000 people.
UPDATE: Workers may be returning to the plant, having been pulled for a sudden spike in radiation. Story moving quickly.
Situation bad and getting worse.