Thousands evacuate as Fukishima nuclear emergency is declared

[Peter Lemkin]

Visually, Reactor No. 4 'leaning to the right' --4 reactors all still emitting 'significant amounts of radiation into the environment' --Radioactive sludge in sewage system in nearby city 10 May 2011 In a release of information tonight, the Japanese government has confirmed that work was started yesterday to 'shore up the structure of the building,' and 'specifically the upper floor.' Spent fuel pool is kept in Reactor No. 4. Fuel rods from three to four reactors are stored in No. 4, and 'this part of the building is beginning to lean.' Because of the explosion of Reactor No. 3, there are some questions about the structural integrity of the building of Reactor No. 4. (Video, RT interview with Dr. Robert Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute)

An interesting development.....yes, potentially the most dangerous building - as it has, by far, the most nuclear material in it. Sadly, the construction 'technique' in the Mark I GE reactor buildings was to put the 'spent' fuel rods in tanks of water ABOVE the reactors [near the top of the building]....so if it tilts or falls over, it is this tank [containing all the spent fuel rods from all six reactors for all the years of operation] that will come a 'tumblin' down or at best leak the cooling water, with all of its highly radioactive substances in it. This monster is far from dead!...