http://twitter.com/TheTokyoPost/japa...quake-coverage
A couple of recent tweets of import:
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Electricity restored at Fukushima reactor No. 2
36 minutes ago
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Rain may force Tepco to cut power
23 minutes ago
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03-21-2011, 02:00 AMRAISTTwitter Stream and other updates from Japan
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03-21-2011, 02:02 AMXeth
Rain may force Tepco to cut power
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Although scheduled weekend power outages were averted, rain may cause some in the Kanto region to spend a few hours of Monday's national holiday without electricity, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday.
Tepco Executive Vice President Takashi Fujimoto said there would be no blackouts Monday morning, but that there might be cuts in the afternoon. "There is a chance that demand for power may rise (Monday afternoon)," Fujimoto said, adding that the company will decide by noon whether to go ahead with blackouts.
Tepco projected that supply will match demand at 34 million kw between the peak time of 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, when rain is expected to increase the use of electrical appliances.
Tepco said it received about 7,200 calls Sunday from customers asking about the outages, with some complaining that their power was cut twice a day last week.
Rolling blackouts will start as scheduled between Tuesday and Friday, he said.
Meanwhile, Tepco said it is not planning to add Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato wards to the list of blackout areas in the capital because those central districts are home to key government offices and other important facilities.
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03-21-2011, 02:06 AMHaglaz
Requesting a mod to lock this thread, to avoid it being cluttered by trollers, and @sshats.
Also, heres a good site from the TEPCO power company to keep a watch on: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...e/index-e.html -
03-21-2011, 02:45 AMAlhanelem
If they lock the thread it will just drop off the front page and no one will see it.
Preepmtively locking threads because you THINK an "@sshat" will post in them is a bad idea, as well.
All that aside, it's good to find some actually useful resources for information. Though with the situation @ the nuke plant appearing to be improving, I'm more concerned about the 400k people displaced by the tsunami. -
03-21-2011, 02:46 AMHaglaz
maybe i was thinking more of a sticky, then?
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03-21-2011, 02:53 AMRAISTQuote:
02.27 At a press conference with the Ministry of Defence, it was revealed that continued readings taken by helicopter above units 1-6 showed surface temperatures to be below 100 degrees. This is important data that reinforces the possibility that water is landing in the spent fuel pools and cooling the reactors. Unit 1 = 58C, unit 2= 35C, unit 3 = 62C, unit 4 = 42C, unit 5 = 24C and unit 6 =25C. 100 degrees C is the boiling point of water, so temperatures above this are dangerous because it means the water will evaporate and increase the risk of dry fuel rods – a dire situation that would release a lot of radiation.
EDIT: Thread title changed to reflect fact that others are adding updates from other sources as well. Thanks for the contributions guys! -
03-21-2011, 02:57 AMRAISTnot progressing as quickly as we had originally hoped, but progress is progressQuote:
01.10 TEPCO have succeeded in connecting a new external power cable to units 1 and 2. They will undergo inspection today (20th) to check the pump and valves in order to ensure they function. TEPCO is also aiming to restore power to units 3-6 after March 20th. They are calling it their ‘trump card’ in the battle to cool the troubled reactors. However, it is still unknown whether or not the cooling systems can be restored due to the damage they have sustained from the seawater. NISA has said that after restoring power, work will first begin on the meters and gauges, followed by the reactor cooling system and finally the spent fuel pool cooling system.
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03-21-2011, 03:26 AMIlax
What all this have to do with FFXI? Why MOD keep this thread open, not even related with FFXI, plus your Twitter site is so wrong, last night you came in forum saying how they had 19,000 dead when it was say in every news that was 7,000 and 12k missing. I am sorry but can we get ride of false info and get back on FFXI subject?... As much as SE is in japan, i doubt TEPCO have anything to do with SE plus there already multiple thread talking about it.
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03-21-2011, 03:33 AMHaglaz
Ilax, from what I figure, this thread is more or less an amalgamation of the issues going on in Japan at the moment. And from NHK news, the 'suspected' dead and/or missing count is approxametly 18-20K. Now being that the missing have not been found in a few more days, and they don't get water...their going to possibly die from dehidration and exposer. TEPCO supplies Tokyo with power (along with 3 other Nuclear reactors), and SE's headquarters are in Tokyo.
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03-21-2011, 03:35 AMXethIt has topped near 18,000 to 20,000. You're a few days too late.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ilax