Fukushima Worker: My shoes melted instantaneously when near reactor

[link to enenews.com] 11/14/2011, actual Fukushima workers finally talked about how it was in the plant just after 311.

It was the situation beyond our imagination, no wonder, far from being announced officially.

It was told at the energy, environment symposium held at Tokyo university. The promoter was Mr.Aizawa, vice president of Tepco. (so it is likely that the ACTUAL situation was way worse than it was told at this symposium, but better than no information.) [...]

ecause it was out of power, workers had to go to the actual point to open the lid [to vent the reactors].

However, it was extremely hot because of the exposed fuel inside of the reactor. A worker states, once they stepped on the ladder, the shoes got melted like glue immediately. It was not just the heat, radiation level was also extremely high. [...]