New Analysis: Large amount of radioactive materials had discharged through breach in primary containment at Reactor No. 2

Nuclear Consultant: Damage to base of Reactor No. 2 is ‘so severe’

TV: Radiation levels 10 times higher than experts hoped at Reactor No. 2 — No. 1 and 3 even worse (VIDEO)

Asahi: High radiation means delays in decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi — 30-year roadmap will likely now have to be revised

NHK: Suppression chamber “may have been destroyed” at Reactor No. 2 (VIDEO)

Kyodo hints Tepco’s long-term plan to decommission Fukushima may be in jeopardy

*Yomiuri* Experts: Melted fuel may not be covered in water — Far shallower than assumed — Tepco still claiming Fukushima Daiichi in state of ‘cold shutdown’

AFP Headline: ‘Fukushima reactor in crisis again’ — Renewed concerns about plant’s stability

NHK: Whitish floating matter in Reactor No. 2 said to be rust, not melted fuel — No endoscopy for Reactors No. 1 or 3, radiation too high (VIDEO)

AP: “Hardly any cooling water inside one of the reactors” — Water level only 6% of estimate — Radiation at 10 times fatal dose

73 sieverts per hour detected at Reactor No. 2 — Measured 4 meters from bottom

Hydrogen levels quintuple at Reactor No. 2 in last two weeks

NHK: Water level “far lower than previously thought” at Reactor No. 2 — Just two feet deep — Anticipated it was 5 times higher — Decommissioning reactor could be “much more difficult” (PHOTO)

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Hydrogen levels quadruple at Reactor No. 2 in last two weeks

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Now hydrogen levels triple at Reactor No. 2 in recent days

Reactor No. 2 temperature near 80°C — Up almost 20°C in a week (CHART)

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Japan Times article refers to possibility of fuel melting through containment vessels — Also known as ‘China Syndrome’ — Architect wants to build shrines over Fukushima units to “pacify a malevolent god”

CBS: “The worst case scenario was happening” at Fukushima — Cores may have burned into earth, releasing untold amounts of radiation if not for sea water injection — You really won’t know what happened until you see inside, says NRC (VIDEO)

Hydrogen levels nearly double at Reactor No. 2 in recent days

Tepco Survey: 160 milliSv/h from water in Reactor No. 2 — Paint color “may have changed due to accident”

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NHK: Radiation levels too high for humans to continue at Reactors No. 2 and 3 — Workers must repair damage to suppression chambers (VIDEO)

“Are people going to drop dead?” US officials surprised workers still at Fukushima after assessment No. 2 went ex-vessel and 400 milliSv/h dose measured