The fire that broke out on Tuesday, at reactor 4 of the nuclear plant at Fukushima, on the North East coast of Japan was contained, the plant’s operator TEPCO announced, quoted by Reuters.

UPDATE 6:15 PM AIEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, estimates that the isolation container of the reactor 2 at Fukushima might have been effected by an explosion, AFP reads. According to available information, isolation containers remained intact but the explosion might have affected the integrity of the isolation containers, the agency reads in a press release. The isolation container surrounding the core of the reactor is destined to protect it and isolate if from the environment to avoid any radioactive contamination.

UPDATE 5:55 PM Japanese authorities announced AIEA that the Hamaoka plant continues to run safely after a new quake on Tuesday night in South West of Tokyo. Hamaoka plant is 10 km away from the epicenter of the new quake, of 6 degrees on a Richter scale.

UPDATE 5 PM American marines declared that certain war ships arriving to Japan will relocate on the West coast of Honshu instead of reaching the East coast, due to radiological dangers and navigation problems.

UPDATE 4:50 PM AIEA declared that all unit of Fukushima Diani, Onagawa and Tokai plants are safe and stable.

UPDATE 11 4 PM A powerful tremor with magnitude 6 was felt on Tuesday night in South West of Tokyo, AFP reads. The epicenter was in Shizuka prefecture, 120 km South West of the capital city, nearby Fuji mountain. UPDATE 9 3:15 PM The recent police toll: 3,373 dead, 6,746 missing and 1,897 injured. UPDATE 8 3:05 PM The level of radioactivity drops at Fukushima, Reuters reads. UPDATE 7 2:55 PM French Nuclear Agency declared for AFP that the nuclear incident at Fukushima reached level 6 out of 7 in terms of gravity.

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