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@Grizzly: OMG

Just realized that they don't have the video...I am searching the web for it.

@Andy : Japanese children are not educated towards contradiction. conformation is a high means.

@Andy: It's cultural, for sure. The Japanese people are extremely polite. If you listen to some of the press conferences, they continually apologize for the inconvenience. Also, sentiment and inference gets lost in translation.

Re 'news' on the reactor crisis: The thin stream of "news" from Japan looks so carefully managed. A patient and careful listen to Edano's press-conferences reveals intricate manoeuvering: Crab-like side-stepping of issues, followed by a seeming step forward, a hasty step back. There is in fact no forward movement at all. It's not pretty to see this intentional obfuscation. Just look at your own sense of relief when a water sample measurement of 1 million times higher than normal radiation turned out to be a mistake. You'd have to doubt the content of 'future documentaries', if this damage control we are encountering now continues (and why shouldn't it?). The previous shaky vids of the plant were a fine touch too. Please do not doubt that at this stage, the information (and crystal-clear imaging) is available, just not shared.

@Andy: One other personal observation - just because it's different, doesn't make it wrong and doesn't make us right. :-)

@T&M Agree wholeheartedly.

@T&M Yes, deliberately creating confusion - see this headline "Confusion Over Radiation Levels at Japan Nuclear Plant" www.voanews.com

Thanks Mina....and I concur T&M. Now it's nap time.

@Charlie, if I was living in the Pacific Northwest in the U.S., I would be examining the developments in Europe after the Chernobyl accident closely. It was an accident of different scale, yet the response of the public and government agencies in the various countries should teach lessons. If I lived on the West Coast, I would be concerned to the extent that I would monitor closely fresh produce, wild berries and mushrooms, venison, seafood etc. If I were an organic farmer, I would already check out ways how I get this done properly. I am not concerned about the iodine that much, but about the cesium because of its long half-life which provides ample time for it to concentrate in the food chain. Also recall that fallout may not be even. There may be hot spots. Persistent vigilance is called for. It may take months for any radioactivity to reach detectable amounts. In all likelihood, they won't pose a hazard. But knowing is better than blind believe. Perhaps, colleges along the coast could set up monitoring projects. They would provide a tremendous learning experience. If something sinister is found, they should alert the pros.

This new video has the best quality as of yet, it's from 10 am this morning in Japan and at least 2, 3 and 4 are still smoking. One can see that the SFP crane in 4 has fallen from it's rails, there are many good pictures of number 3 too. And we see the small explosion holes in the #2 roof spewing smoke again.

@T&M, I hope that behind the scenes they are already planning where to house the people who may be displaced.

@George Mina did allready, I thought everyone saw it. Here it is again: www.youtube.com

Is it smoke or is it steam?

@Kare Warren The thing that steams me is that the info. is not given in context. Insted of underlining new readings, why not show a chart with all since the beginning. And another politically incorrect observation- Why is everything so low-tech? The Japanese use posters instead of powerpoint?! No big screens for viewing from the home of Sony? What's up with that?

Tenzing, that is the newest video as reported by NHK just a little while ago. Special Defense Forces released it on Sunday. www3.nhk.or.jp

yes...but new to me.

That yellow object is the containment (note: not reactor vessel, which is red) vessel head.

This yellow sphere could be everything, including the top of the (empty) reactor vessel of No.4 Maybe it was open while they did the "repairs" and was ripped of the hinges? Just speculating, as I said, it could be everything.