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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Japan Nuclear Update: Helicopter Water drop has started, Police water cannon on site

by Calculated Risk on 3/16/2011 09:02:00 PM

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.

The police say it will begin the ground operation to spray water from outside the reactor on Thursday morning.
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