Looking for confirmation or dismissal: Did Fukushima just explode?

This link is showing some

Submitted by BC (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 15:25.

This link is showing some pretty mountains,but no view of FK.

http://news.tbs.co.jp/newsi_sp/youtube_live/

And the other link shows a static pic, I was unable to get it refresh or give live video.

Puckering some.

Live feed I linked above is

Submitted by BC (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 15:39.

Live feed I linked above is now back on the plant.

Does the building on the right look worse than before, or is it my overactive imagination yet again?

Appears to be my overactive

Submitted by BC (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 16:53.

Appears to be my overactive imagination, better light shows building on right to be in the same crappy shape it was yesterday.

They should really do a remodel. Maybe get one of those home make-over shows to bring some colot to the plant. Pastels, perhaps.

thanks for the chuckle :-)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 20:42.

**They should really do a remodel. Maybe get one of those home make-over shows to bring some colot to the plant. Pastels, perhaps. **

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 14:53.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNZg5iFLeSE&feature=player_embedded

Here is a video someone caught of May 21. Shows the entire complex engulfing in smoke, not fog. It was also around that time the temp readings in unit 1 went from 50 to 200 right?

That would be fog, not

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 15:10.

That would be fog, not smoke. Smoke is from burning materials, and is hot. Smoke rises and doesn't stay at one fixed altitude. Fog does this because it's cold, and settles below where it can not form.

Go out to the Golden Gate and observe the fog sometime.

As of the OP timestamp, when

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 14:34.

As of the OP timestamp, when the thread was created, the observation camera here:

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/f1-np/camera/index-j.html

shows nothing amiss (6am JST).

It's dawn over there as I write this. Check the link above at the top of the hour for the next image.

Weather looks clear.

True, but I would believe

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 14:40.

True, but I would believe TBS and suspect Tepco of loop feed if it ever did explode. I hadn't noticed the fog before.

TEPCO's webcam shows all is

Submitted by ET (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 14:29.

TEPCO's webcam shows all is well: http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/f1-np/camera/index-j.html

What makes you think it exploded?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 14:27.

All I see is grey. As has happened in the past. I've just assumed
it was fog.

now it is showing a

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 13:54.

now it is showing a mountain? The TBS/JNN had been a live feed. Something may have happened.

IS SOMETHING HAPPENING OR NOT ?!?!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 14:27.

The live feed is a white out. Some one please help us out here.

Fukushima smoke/ flame

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-05-25 20:28.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRfX_lYRSDo&feature=related

This time lapse video of May 24 shows a bright white flame low on one of the buildings (#3?) and smoke.