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By Zot (anonymous) | Posted March 16, 2011 at 22:38:20

Wed. evening updates:
NHK Japanese TV is now broadcasting water bombing of the #3 reactors storage pool.
Due to high radiation levels the heavy lift helicopters, which have had lead radiation shields attached to them, are unable to hover over the building while doing the drop, but rather are dropping while on the move over the building at an altitude of 300 meters. Also they are limited to 40 minutes per aircraft over the target before they hit their maximum radiation exposure limit.
A total 30 tons of water was dropped prior to operations being suspended. It looked to me like most of the water was missing the building completely.
Police riot control trucks equipped with water cannon are now on route to the site, they will attempt to spray water into the building through the holes in the walls that have been created by the hydrogen explosions that have occurred on the site.
In a press conference the Utility said that water levels are dropping, and pressures are rising in the #5 reactor on the site, which up to now has not shown serious problems. Also cooling problems are beginning to develop in the spent fuel storage at the #5 and #6 reactors.
They also explained that the coolant pumps installed in the complex were not designed to pump salt water and have been damaged by corrosion during the pumping of sea water during the emergency. Salt water capable pumps have been supplied, and are now in the process of being installed.

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