Japan’s top governmental spokesman told the media Sunday (late Saturday in the U.S.) that radiation at a besieged nuclear plant briefly rose above the legal limit and that a “partial meltdown” of one reactor may be underway. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters that the meltdown was likely underway at a second reactor affected [...]
Japan Govt. spokesman: Partial meltdown likely underway in at least one nuclear reactor
March 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
Emergency declared at second nuclear reactor in Japan
March 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Japanese nuclear safety agency has reported a nuclear emergency at a second reactor in the same complex where an explosion had occurred earlier, the Associated Press is reporting. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said early Sunday, local time, that there was a malfunction in the cooling system at Unit 3 of the Fukushima [...]
The Embassy Cables: Burma building nuclear site with North Korea’s help
Dec. 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
If China and the US agree on one thing it is that Burma is unstable and potentially dangerous. According to an August 2004 embassy cable released by Wikileaks, the government of Burma has been building nuclear and missile sites deep underground with the help of the North Koreans. “The North Koreans, aided by Burmese workers, [...]
