Friday, May 24, 2013

TBS Cam Down this Morning


Jec reports there was an earthquake in Japan.

I've not found confirmation yet.

There was a 8 magnitude earthquake in Okhotsk described by the USGS here http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000h4jh#summary

The TBS cam is down altogether. It's not running at all.

The Tepco cam looks 'wavy' with what looks to be sparks rising from unit 3 and the common spent fuel pool area. I've seen these spark phenomenon before. The effect is strong today. Unfortunately, its hard to capture in a screen shot. I think gas can be seen rising from unit 3 in the second screen shot: