#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Black Smoke Rising from Reactor No.3

I posted about 12 hours ago that gray smoke was rising from the Reactor No.3, according to TEPCO.

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says it's "black smoke". That doesn't sound good, does it?

Yomiuri Shinbun (in Japanese; 5:13PM JST 3/23/2011):

METI's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency held a press conference at 5:00PM on March 23, and said the smoke rising from TEPCO Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant Reactor No.3 "is black, and it is rising from the building that houses the reactor. The cause of the black smoke is unknown."

　経済産業省原子力安全・保安院は２３日午後５時頃記者会見し、東京電力福島第一原子力発電所３号機から上がっている煙について、「原子炉建屋から黒煙が上がっている」と述べ、「黒煙の原因は分からない」とした。

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