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Rvacha Posts: 8295 Registered: 2008-10-03 Cleveland 
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The latest PRs from TEPCO Press Release (Mar 12,2011) Occurrence of a Specific Incident Stipulated in Article 15, Clause 1 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (Extraordinary increase of radiation dose at site boundary) At2:46PM on March 11th, turbines and reactors of Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (Boiling Water Reactor, rated output 460 Megawatts) and Units 2 and 3 (Boiling Water Reactor, Rated Output 784 Megawatts) that had been operating at rated power automatically shutdown due to the Miyagiken-oki Earthquake. After the shut down, the values of radioactive materials (iodine, etc) measured by the monitoring car have been increasing. Increase in the measured value has also been recognized in one of the monitoring posts. Furthermore, today at 3:29PM, radiation dose measured at site boundary has exceeded the limiting value. Therefore, at 4:17PM, it was determined that a specific incident stipulated in article 15, clause 1 has occurred. We will endeavor to secure the safety and alongside, continue monitoring the environment of the site periphery. --------------------- On March 11, 2011, turbines and reactors of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 1(Boiling Water Reactor, Rated Output 460 MW) and Unit 2 and 3 (Boiling Water Reactor, Rated Output 784 MW) that had been operating at rated power automatically shutdown due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake.(already announced) Today at approximately 3:36PM, a big quake occurred and there was a big sound around the Unit 1 and white smoke. Our two employees and two subcontract workers working for the safety of the plant were injured and transported to the hospital. We are presently checking on the site situation of each plant and effect of discharged radioactive materials. We will endeavor to restore the units and continue monitoring the environment of the site periphery. Last modified: 2011-03-12 09:04:01 by rvacha
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