So all you Debbie Downers out there, chill out. We got this.
In other news, attempts to block the leakage of highly radioactive water with cement and sawdust failed. Now they’re going to try plastic and newspapers. Film at 11.
UPDATE: Washington Post Story:
The announcement, coming a day after Tepco found irradiated water leaking into the sea from a crack in a storage pit at the No. 4 reactor, stoked fears about what other surprises lie in wait for emergency workers. Efforts to stem the leaking water, first by pouring concrete into the crack and then a water-absorbent polymer, have been unsuccessful, government officials said.
Asked about the ongoing problems, a spokesman for Japan’s nuclear regulatory agency insisted there has been “a degree of progress.”
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Deep skepticism has set in among reporters who pressed the government panel Sunday evening, asking why the discovery of the dead workers had not been announced last week and why top elected officials and Tepco executives were not appearing at the briefings.
“I will let the elected officials know of your concerns,” a government spokesman replied, without elaborating.
Does this mean no one will be able to return to their homes within the evacuation area for that long? That would be pretty rough.
if ever.
I think it’s obvious what is happening. Someone is using a <a href="Dirty Japanese Phrase Book".
* Japanese -> English
* “The situation is critical.” -> “The situation is under control.”
* “Radiation is leaking.” -> “Would you like to come back to mine for some saki?”
P.S. http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/gi95l/dont_trust_nuclear_claims_of_tepco_japanese/
Oops. Fixed link:
Someone is using a Dirty Japanese Phrase Book”.