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Technical Briefing of nuclear safety aspects of the situation in Japan James E. LyonsDirector Nuclear Installation Safety, IAEA March 18th 2011
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI Reactor Unit 1 Common spent fuel pond Reactor Unit 2 Reactor Unit 3 Smoke or vapour plume Reactor Unit 4 Possible vapour plume 18 MAR 2011, 10:19am local time Contains DIGITALGLOBE Copyrighted Materials
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI Switchyard for Reactor Units 5 and 6 Reactor Unit 6 Diesel generator building Reactor Unit 5 Fukushima Daiichi, Reactor Unit 5 and Reactor Unit 6, no blast or fire damage observed 18 MAR 2011, 10:19am local time Contains DIGITALGLOBE Copyrighted Materials
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 1 REACTOR WATER LEVEL
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 1 REACTOR VESSEL PRESSURE
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 2 REACTOR WATER LEVEL
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 2 REACTOR VESSEL PRESSURE
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 2 CONTAINMENT DRYWELL PRESSURE
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 3 REACTOR WATER LEVEL
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 3 REACTOR VESSEL PRESSURE
FUKUSHIIMA DAIICHI UNIT 3 CONTAINMENT DRYWELL PRESSURE
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Technical Briefing of nuclear safety aspects of the situation in Japan, March 18