A new fire broke on Tuesday night at reactor 4 at the Fukushima 1 plant with clouds of smoke seen above the plant. Even though authorities announced that the fire was extinguished, the level of radiations in the area had dangerous variations from one hour to another which determined TEPCO, the plant operator to temporary evacuate the last workers there. The Japanese government spokesperson announced that the isolation systems at reactors 1 and 3 were damaged.
European Commissioner for Energy, Gunther Oettinger qualified the accident at the plant in Japan as an apocalypse saying that authorities lost control over the situation.
UPDATE 2:49 PM Two tanks of US army are headed towards Fukushima 1 nuclear plant to help cool reactors. They will not be operated by American military, but by TEPCO employees, CNN reads
2:46 PM Severe damages at the reactor 3 container are less probable, Japanese spokesperson.
2:44 PM France and Great Britain will continue their nuclear energy policies
1:48 PM Japanese sports, the most difficult moment in history. 1:35 PM China suspends any authorization for nuclear plants.
1:43 PM Over 12,000 dead and missing in Japan, an official toll reads, quoted by CNN
1:35 PM Police considers using water guns to cool reactor 4, Kyodo reports.
1:16 PM CNN announces that authorities detected radioactive substances in tap water 80 km away from the plant. Supplementary tests indicated there were no such substances.
Fukushima 1 or Daichiplant, affected by the quake and tsunami on Friday has 6 reactors. This is located 250 km North of Tokyo
Reactor 1
The cooling system is down. An explosion took place on Monday. Now it is stable, with water levels at normal. Isolation room is damaged.
Reactor 2
The cooling sy