Here some actual reliable information (aka. not mass media hyped) about what is going on with the nuclear power plants from the ACTUAL Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency in Japan. (http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html)

Seismic Damage Information (the 23rd Release)
(As of 19:30 March 14, 2011)
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) confirmed the current
situation of Onagawa NPS, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc; Fukushima
Dai-ichi and Fukushima Dai-ni NPSs, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. as
follows:
1. The status of operation at Power Stations (Number of automatic shutdown
units: 10)
○Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.
(TEPCO)
(Okuma-machi and Futaba-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture )
(1) The status of operation
Unit 1 (460MWe): automatic shutdown
Unit 2 (784MWe): automatic shutdown
Unit 3 (784MWe): automatic shutdown
Unit 4 (784MWe): in periodic inspection outage
Unit 5 (784MWe): in periodic inspection outage
Unit 6 (1,100MWe): in periodic inspection outage
(2) Readings at monitoring posts
The measurement of radioactive materials in the environmental
monitoring area near the site boundary conducted by a monitoring car in
considering the wind flow, confirmed the increase in the radioactivity
compared to the radioactivity at 07:30, March 14.
MP3 (Monitoring at North West of Site Boundary for Unit 2) :
231.1 micro Sv/h (14:30 March 14)
MP4 (Monitoring at north- west of Site Boundary for Unit 2 :
56.4 micro Sv/h(04:08 March 14)

→29.8 micro Sv/h(14:14 March 14)
MP5 (Monitoring at north-west Site Boundary for Unit 2)
6.1 micro Sv/h(14:02 March 14)
MP6 (Monitoring at the west –southwest Site Boundary for Unit 2)
3.70 micro Sv/h(16:10 March 14)
→4.2 micro Sv/h(12:34 March 14)
MP7 (Monitoring at the west –southwest Site Boundary for Unit 2)
6.1 micro Sv/h (12:16, March 14)
(3) Wind direction/wind speed (as of 14:14, March 14) at MP-4
Wind direction: North North West
Wind Speed: 2.6 m/

(5) Report concerning other malfunction
・ No fire report notified to NISA
・ TEPCO reported to NISA in accordance with Article 10 of the Act on
Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
regarding Fukushima Dai-ichi, Units 1,2 and 3. (15:42 March 11)
・ TEPCO report to NISA the event in accordance with Article 15 of the
Act for Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
regarding Fukushima Dai-ichi, Units 1 and 2.(notified to NISA at 16:36
March 11)
・ For Unit 1: Sea water is being injected to the Primary Containment
Vessel （PCV）via the Fire Extinguishing System Line (Start up 11:55
March 13)
→Interruption of injection (01:10 March 14)
・ For Unit 2: Water Injection Function has been sustained. (14:00 March
13)
・ For Unit 2: Reactor Water Level is decreasing. (13:18 March 14)
・ For Unit 2: Seawater injection to the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) is
ready through Fire Extinguishing System Line. (19:20 March 14)
・ For Unit 3: Fresh water is being injected to the PCV via Fire
Extinguishing System Line（FES）(11:55 March 13)
・ For Unit 3: Sea water is being injected to the PCV via FESL(13:12
March 13)
・ For Unit 1 and Unit 3: Injection of Sea water injection into PCV is
interrupted because of the lack of sea water in pit. (01:10 March 14)
・ For Unit 3: Injection of Sea water into PCV is restarted(03:20 March 14)
・ For Unit 3: Unusual pressure increase was identified (11:45 March 14)
・ For Unit 3: Explosion of the Reactor Building broke out similarly with
Unit 1 (11:01 March 14)
○ Fukushima Dai-ni Nuclear Power Station (TEPCO)
(Naraha-machi/Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima pref.)
(1) The status of operation
Unit1 (1,100MWe): automatic shutdown, cold shut down at 13:40, March 14
Unit2 (1,100MWe): automatic shutdown, cold shut down at 14:20, March 14
Unit3 (1,100MWe): automatic shutdown, cold shut down at 12:15, March 12
Unit4 (1,100MWe): automatic shutdown
(2) Readings at monitoring post etc.
MP1 (Monitoring at the North End of Site Boundary)
0.038microSv/h(5:00 March 14)
→0.034 microSv/h(15:40 March 14)
MP3 (Monitoring at the North/West End of Site boundary)
0.037microSv/h(5:00 March 14)
→0.035 microSv/h(15:40 March 14)
MP4 (Monitoring at the North/West End of Site Boundary)
0.038microSv/h(5:00 March 14)
→0.037microSv/h(15:40 March 14)
MP5 (Monitoring at the West End of Site Boundary)
0.042 microSv/h(5:00 March 14)
→0.042 microSv/h(15:40 March 14)
(3) Direction and velocity of wind (As of 15:40, 14 March)
Direction: West
Velocity: 6 m /s

(5) Report concerning other malfunction
・ None of fire report notified to NISA
・ TEPCO reported to NISA in accordance with Article 10 of the Act on
Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
regarding Fukushima Dai-ni, Units 1. (18:08 March 11)
・ As same as above, TEPCO reported to NISA Fukushima Dai-ni Units 2
and 4.(18:33 March 11)
・ For Unit 1: Due to Recovery of Residual Heat Removal System(RHR),
water in suppression pool is started to cool for cold shut down.(01:24
March 14)
c. Onagawa Nuclear Power Station (Onagawa-cho, Oga-gun and
Ishinomaki–shi, Miyagi Prefecture)
(1) The status of operation
Unit 1 (524MWe): automatic shutdown, cold shut down at 0:58, March 12
Unit 2 (825MWe): automatic shutdown
Unit 3 (825MWe): automatic shutdown, cold shut down at 1:17, March 12
(2) Readings of monitoring post
Reading of monitoring post : Changed
MP2 (Monitoring at the North End of Site Boundary)
Approx. 10,000 nGy/h (as of 13:09 March13)
→7,200 nGy/h (07:20 March 14)
(3) Report concerning other malfunction
・ Fire Smoke on the first basement of the Turbine Building was confirmed
extinguished at 22:55 on March 11th.
・ Article 10* of Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency
Preparedness (Unit No. not identified) (13:09 March 13)
2. Action taken by NISA
(March 11)
14:46 Set up of the NISA Emergency Preparedness Headquarters (Tokyo)
immediately after the earthquake
15:42: TEPCO reported to NISA in accordance with Article 10 of the Act on
Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
regarding Fukushima Dai-ichi.
16:36: TEPCO judged the event in accordance with Article 15 of the Act for
Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
regarding Fukushima Dai-ichi, Units 1 and 2.(notified to NISA at
16:45)
18:08: Unit 1 of Fukushima Dai-ni notified NISA of the situation of the
Article 10 of Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency
Preparedness.

or better yet: http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/files/en20110315-1.pdf

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