by Calculated Risk on 3/16/2011 09:02:00 PM
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Japan Nuclear Update: Helicopter Water drop has started, Police water cannon on site
Here is a live video feed.
Two CH-47 helicopters are rotating dumping water. UPDATE: Four drops were completed - now suspended. Water cannons are next.
Also from HNK: Water to be sprayed to cool down No 4 reactor
A Tokyo police unit is set to use water spray vehicles to cool down the No. 4 reactor at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.Earlier:
The police say it will begin the ground operation to spray water from outside the reactor on Thursday morning.
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