Thousands evacuate as Fukishima nuclear emergency is declared

[Peter Lemkin]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/...onday.html
Officials said a second hydrogen explosion has occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reported Monday morning.
But the inner reactor container was intact after the explosion, said Yukio Edano, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, and little radioactivity was dispersed.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said three people were injured and seven were missing in the explosion.

I think you'll find the 'missing' are now radioactive dust. A hydrogen explosion is a very powerful one, locally. One has to hope that they are telling the truth on the fact that the #1 and #3 reactor vessels are not breeched and will not be....but that depends on if they can keep the temperatures down. Uncooled these types of reactors 'naturally' heat up to 4,000C, which is hot enough to melt any metal and even concrete and rock = China Syndrome and escape of all of the radioactive materials out of the plant - straight down....down perhaps 75Km or more, depending on the rock structures below. From hints I hear it is touch-and-go, at best if they are winning the cooling battle...and remember there are very large aftershocks several times per day that will continue for months or years! We will see...but I'm not sure I trust the authorities and not sure they even know the exact situation!