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Tepco Tapes: Fukushima chief calls out ‘mayday, mayday’ when Reactor No. 3 exploded   http://enenews.com/tepco-tapes-fukushima-chief-calls-out-mayday-mayday-when-reactor-no-3-exploded-hq-started-to-respond-as-if-he-said-he-was-going-out-to-lunch-video — HQ started to respond as if he said he was going out to lunch (VIDEO)

Published: August 6th, 2012 at 10:53 am ET
By ENENews Video of when Reactor 3 exploded posted on Nikkei.com with summary translation by EXSKF:

It was more like Plant Manager Yoshida was calling “mayday, mayday” when Reactor 3 blew up. The people at TEPCO HQ didn’t seem to comprehend what Yoshida was saying for several seconds, and started to respond as if Yoshida had just said he was going out to lunch.

They started to say “hai”, “hai” – OK, yes -, then “Uh… so it’s the same as Reactor 1? OK it’s an emergency. I will issue emergency communication then…”

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Wikipedia: Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. […] It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by mariners and aviators, but in some countries local organisations such as police forces, firefighters, and transportation organizations also use the term.

Nikkei has 9 videos (Japanese only) posted here

August 8, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima 2012