Fears of another meltdown at Fukushima after TEPCO admits steam rising from reactor building!!!

Tepco (translation), Dec. 27, 2013: At around 7:00 am on December 27, and confirmed by the camera that from Unit 3 reactor building, 5th floor near the center, steam is generated. Have not been identified abnormal plant conditions of 54 minutes at 7:00 am the same day, the indicated value of the monitoring post (meteorological data of 50 minutes at 7:00 am, 5.1 ℃ temperature, 93.1% humidity).


SOURCE: Tepco (July 24, 2013)
Tepco (translation), Dec. 25, 2013: At around 7:00 am on December 25, and confirmed by the camera that from Unit 3 reactor building, 5th floor near the center, steam is generated. Have not been identified abnormal plant conditions of 8:00 am the same day time, the indicated value of the monitoring post (meteorological data of 50 minutes at 7:00 am, 2.8 ℃ temperature, 76.7% humidity).

Tepco (translation), Dec. 24, 2013: At around 7:00 am on December 19, and confirmed by the camera that from Unit 3 reactor building, 5th floor near the center, steam is generated. Have not been identified abnormal plant conditions of 55 minutes at 7:00 am the same day, the indicated value of the monitoring post (meteorological data of 40 minutes at 7:00 am, 5.6 ℃ temperature, 93.7% humidity). Then, in 58 minutes around 7:00 am December 24, steam is no longer observed. It should be noted, have not been identified abnormal plant conditions in a 3-minute time at 8:00 am the same day, the indicated value monitoring posts, etc. (meteorological data of 50 minutes at 7:00 am, 4.1 ℃ temperature, 74.9% humidity).

The monitor just south of the plant is now at 21,000 nSv

More info: [link to www.turnerradionetwork.com]

this monitor been up near 150 000nSv for long time. [link to jciv.iidj.net]
dont know where its sampling from.
according to below link, chernobyl evacuation zone is 570nSv/hr (5milliSv/year)
[link to www.fukuleaks.org]
ignorance is bliss?
: /
rp

This is a good read. Its a few months old, but explains the possible fallout if/when TEPCO fails at removing the rods.

[link to www.ryot.org]

What if someone is trying to power up reactor three again to, you know, get the fear going again? I dont know much, but I would say steam is better than fire, at this point in time, if we are dealing with the spent fuel pool. OTOH, its possible the core of #3 has melted down to the water table.