NHK, Aug. 25, 2014 (emphasis added): Classified interviews with former Fukushima Daiichi chief
- 0:30 in — Masao Yoshida, Manager at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on 3/11: “Head office, head office, a very serious situation is occurring. The Number 3 reactor building has exploded, probably a steam blast.”
- 1:00 in — NHK: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant entered the critical phase on Mar. 11, 2011. Officials at the plant noticed late in the afternoon that the emergency cooling system was not working, but Yoshida wasn’t informed until late that night and the reactors had already started melting down. Yoshida: “I’m very regretful about this, we failed to establish a system to receive warnings from employees on time.”
- 1:45 in — NHK: The following day Yoshida decided to inject seawater into the crippled No. 1 reactor to cool it down. TEPCO officials wanted to suspend the plan as they had yet to gain approval from the prime minister but the Yoshida defied that order. Yoshida: “I remember vividly TEPCO officials told me over the phone to stop right away, no arguments. But I decided not to follow the order because there were no rational reasons.” (See: Japan TV: Injecting water into Fukushima reactor accelerated meltdown)
- 2:45 in — NHK: After radiation around the plant increased TEPCO, head office stopped delivering equipment — instead they dropped it off at the facility 50 kilometers away. Yoshida: “I had to dispatch workers to get those things I thought please do not disturb us with all this at this very crucial time.”
- 3:30 in — NHK: The government plans to disclose almost all of Yoshida’s interviews as early as next month the recourse should be closely examined.
- Watch the broadcast here
Fukushima – The truth behind the meltdown, ARTE (German TV), translated by solarpeace.ch:
- 31:00 in — Prof. Yukio Yamaguchi, Director at the Citizens’ Nuclear Information Centre, Tokyo: In reactor 3 it can not be excluded, that it has been a nuclear explosion, because there was uranium and plutonium used in MOX fuel.
- Watch the broadcast here
See also: Was there a nuclear explosion at Fukushima’s No. 3 Reactor?
Yet, the blackout continues while the mindless pretend nothing has changed. Three and one half years later, the Pacific ocean is totally dead…….so are the fish. The magnificent Pacific, the one that provided fresh and wonderful food for millions, countless jobs and fed entire communities……..it is gone. Dead, thanks to these bastards.
Finally, one Japanese official weeps……I’d like to geld him.