we are now able to use our partners here in japan nhk s world service which is translating to english for us now. let s listen to these brand new reports of an explosion at the nuclear facility number 2. listen. there was about 3 atmospheric pressure, now it goes down to 1, meaning that there could have been some cracks formed somewhere in the vessel or in the pool, meaning that water containing radiation could have leaked out. in and around compound 9965.5 micro of radiation was. in compared to the normal level that is 10,000 times higher. so, indicating that this explosion might have caused some release of radioactive waste to the outside. this is where the pressure suppression room is located.
this container vessel is the last line of defense to prevent the radioactive waste from being release to the outside. and i think that explosion occurred somewhere at around pressure suppression room. suppression pool is one of the cooling systems for the reactor. water is contaminated radioactive substances. so if any crack is formed around this portion, that means that the radioactive substances will be released outside. that is why very high level of radiation was observed outside. that s why the operators have been evacuated. it seems like a very serious situation is going on because container vessel is the last line of defense to prevent radioactive waste from being released. and if there is any damage done