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Reactor cooling equipment fails at TEPCO
The government has declared an emergency situation at one of Tokyo Electric Power company’s nuclear power plants in quake-stricken Fukushima Prefecture. It says no radioactive materials have been leaked.
Tokyo Electric said an equipment failure has made it impossible to cool two reactors at the Fukushima Number One plant.
The firm says it does not have enough electric power to cool the reactors, which automatically stopped operating when the quake struck.
The government has taken precautionary measures to ensure the safety of nearby residents. But it says that the residents should remain calm, and that currently no evacuation is needed.
The power company is sending eight power generators to the site, and the Ground Self Defense Force is sending one more.
Friday, March 11, 2011 19:53 +0900 (JST)
kesimpulannya : Perlengkapan pendingin reaktor gagal di TEPCO, tetapi hal ini tidak perlu dikhawatirkan karena telah diatasi mereka,
MASSIVE QUAKE HITS NORTHEASTERN JAPAN
A massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on Friday has killed at least 74 people. Many people are missing, while authorities are warning Pacific coastal areas to be on the alert for possible tsunami of up to 10 meters high.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the quake on Friday afternoon had an estimated magnitude of 8.8, making it the most powerful one to hit the country since record-keeping began in the late 19th century.
The quake struck at 2:46 PM local time, off the Pacific coast of Miyagi Prefecture, at an estimated depth of 24 kilometers. Tremors in Miyagi registered an intensity of 7 — the maximum level on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. Strong tremors were felt hundreds of kilometers away, including in Tokyo.
Several magtitude-7-class aftershocks continued off the Pacific coast.
The Meteorological Agency has issued major tsunami warnings to broad areas, from Hokkaido in the north, to Tokushima in the west. The agency says these areas could see water levels surge by more than 10 meters.
At 3:50 PM Friday, a tsunami surging higher than 7.3 meters struck Soma Port in Fukushima Prefecture. A 4.2-meter tsunami hit Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture at 4:52 PM, while tsunami more than 4 meters high struck Kamaishi and Miyako in Iwate Prefecture at 3:21 PM.
NHK has learned that at least 74 people have been killed in the quake and tsunami, including 26 in Iwate Prefecture, 10 in Miyagi Prefecture. Many more are missing.
A 6-year-old child was killed in Miyagi, when the ceiling of a supermarket collapsed. The child’s mother is reportedly in serious condition.
At least 97 fires have been reported in 9 prefectures — the largest number of them in Miyagi. In Chiba Prefecture, a massive blaze is raging at a Cosmo Oil refinery. A man in his 30s has reportedly suffered severe burns all over his body.
Narita Airport near Tokyo has partially resumed operations. But several airports remain closed in northeastern Japan, including one in Sendai.
Shinkansen bullet train operations have been called off for the day in central and northeastern Japan, and all train services have been suspended in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Expressways are closed to traffic in northeastern Japan and in central Tokyo.
According to electric power companies, 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan are without power. Nearly 4-million more households are also under a blackout in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
The Meteorological Agency is warning of more possible tsunami and aftershocks. It says people in areas where major tsunami warnings are in effect should evacuate to safer ground.
Friday, March 11, 2011 20:37 +0900 (JST)
MAJOR TSUNAMI ALERT
Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a major tsunami alert for Pacific coastal areas from Hokkaido to Chiba prefectures, spanning a large area of the country’s main island.
The agency says tsunami waves higher than 10 meters could hit Miyagi and Iwate prefectures.
Waves ranging from 3 to 10 meters are forecast for nearby prefectures including Ibaraki and Chiba, which are close to Tokyo.
At 3:21 PM, a 4.1-meter-high tsunami was recorded in Kamaishi, and a 4-meter-high tsunami was recorded at Miyako Port, both in Iwate Prefecture.
Friday, March 11, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
TSUNAMI WARNINGS OUT FOR BROAD PACIFIC AREAS
A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Friday, generating massive tsunami waves along broad areas of the Pacific coast. A tsunami more than 7 meters high struck a port in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the country’s most powerful earthquake on record struck at 2:46 PM, off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. The quake originated an estimated 24 kilometers below the surface.
At 3:50 PM, a 7.3-meter-high tsunami hit Soma Port in Fukushima Prefecture. Tsunamis more than 4 meters high hit Oharai Port in Ibaraki Prefecture and the ports of Kamaishi and Miyako in Iwate Prefecture.
Tsunamis more than 3 meters high struck many other places in northern Japan along the Pacific coast.
A 1.6-meter-high tsunami was recorded in Yokohama, and a 1.3-meter-high tsunami was observed in Tokyo.
Alerts for waves have been issued for Hokkaido and Tohoku region in the north, Tokushima in the west, and the Izu and Ogasawara islands in the Pacific.
Weather officials warn that tsunamis several times higher than forecast could hit repeatedly in some places.
Residents in coastal areas are advised to move to higher ground and stay there until tsunami warnings are lifted.
Friday, March 11, 2011 19:33 +0900 (JST)
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