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Ground under Fukushima Unit 4 sinking, structure on verge of complete collapse
Though the mainstream media has long since abandoned the issue, the precarious situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility in Japan is only continuing to worsen, according to a prominent Japanese official. During a recent interview, Mitsuhei Murata, the former Japanese Ambassador to both Switzerland and Senegal, explained that the ground beneath the plant’s Unit 4 is gradually sinking, and that the entire structure is very likely on the verge of complete collapse.
This is highly concerning, as Unit 4 currently holds more than 1,500 spent nuclear fuel rods, and a collective 37 million curies of deadly radiation that, if released, could make much of the world completely uninhabitable. As some Natural News readers will recall, Unit 4 contains the infamous elevated cooling pool that was severely damaged following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11, 2011.
According to the Secretary of former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, the ground beneath Unit 4 has already sunk by about 31.5 inches since the disaster, and this sinking has taken place unevenly. If the ground continues to sink, which it is expected to, or if another earthquake of even as low as a magnitude six occurs in the region, the entire structure could collapse, which would fully drain the cooling pool and cause a catastrophic meltdown.
“If Unit 4 collapses, the worse case scenario will be a meltdown, and a resultant fire in the atmosphere. That will be the most unprecedented crisis that man has ever experienced. Nobody will be able to approach the plants … as all will have melted down and caused a big fire,” said Murata during the interview. “Many scientists say if Unit 4 collapses, not only will Japan lie in ruin, but the entire world will also face serious damages.”
Because there are 31 nuclear units of a similar type to Unit 4 in the U.S., the American government has been downplaying the disaster to protect its own reputation, alleges Murata. This is, in fact, the primary reason why so little has been reported on the severity of Fukushima following the disaster. The American empire, in other words, does not want the world, nor the American people, to know that there is the possibility of literally dozens of Fukushima situations occurring on American soil, should the right disaster situations arise.
You can watch the full 3:51 minute translated interview with Murata at the following link:
http://youtu.be/-LCTv65aqgA
11 Comments on "Ground under Fukushima Unit 4 sinking, structure on verge of complete collapse"
Charlie Bucket on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 12:23 pm
yeehaw, getting out my rapture ticket now….. 144,001…. SHIT! Well I guess I will by stock in Hair Club For Men instead.
BillT on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 12:35 pm
Ah yes, Fukushima, built by GE who also happens to own or control most of the ‘news’ outlets in the Us. Who is also a major arms manufacturer. Who is also a major aircraft engine manufacturer. Who is also a manufacturer of train locomotives. Who is also… The list goes on and on and soon you find out that GE is one of your Masters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_General_Electric
300,000 employees. $14,000,000,000.00 in profits last year and paid ZERO taxes and got a government ‘bail out’ to boot.
Do you REALLY expect to hear that one of their products is about to destroy the world? ^_^
Kenz300 on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 12:58 pm
Nuclear energy is too dangerous and too costly.
The spent fuel rod pools are now seen to be as dangerous as the reactors themselves yet many reactors around the world with similar design store their spent fuel rods in the same manner.
Why has there not been new requirements to increase the safety of these spent rod storage pools?
Why is it taking TEPCO so long to deal with the damaged facility and to move and properly store the spent fuel storage rods?
The nuclear regulators, politicians and the nuclear industry seem all to have been in bed together in Japan and around the world. A truly independent investigation of TEPCO and the regulators needs to take place. The stabilization and clean up needs to be more transparent with independent news sources reporting on the status.
It is time to transition to safe, clean alternative energy sources.
Fukishima Matters on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 1:01 pm
don’t be coy and don’t be stuck on stupid.. this matters. for all of us. and our planet.
we an stop this. we must. otherwise it is the beginning of the end of our civilization.
I thought we’d have more time.
remember that.
TIKIMAN on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 5:36 pm
This is kind of a big deal…
rollin on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 6:05 pm
Are we up to the task or do we ignore it like the world is ignoring peak oil and global warming? Sounds like we don’t have much time to react.
dsula on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 7:20 pm
It’s probably not that big of a deal.
TIKIMAN on Wed, 17th Oct 2012 7:52 pm
@ rollin
Global warming is a made up lie to get the middleclass to pay more taxes to the rich assholes like Al Gore.
CJ on Thu, 18th Oct 2012 1:38 pm
So you’re telling me the mutant zombie apocalypse is now a legitimate threat and I have to buy radiation suites. Just great, because the oil situation wasn’t bad enough.
Radioactive on Thu, 18th Oct 2012 11:40 pm
Not that a leaning building 4 isn’t bad, but what about 1, 2 and 3? Haven’t we been pouring water over them and then into the oceans since it happened? I’ve read too many conflicting reports about their fate. From “china syndrome” to “nothing to see here folks, move along”. Not sure what is more dangerous?, the goings on or the main media and government ability to ignore and deny it. Will we be out of the dark when we start glowing?
Cheers
Kenz300 on Fri, 19th Oct 2012 3:12 pm
The worlds press needs to take more of an interest in this story. We need more independent reporting of facts. TEPCO, the regulators and the politicians have show that they can not be trusted to provide timely and accurate information to the public.