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Japan gov’t concealed Reactor No. 3 explosion until just before it happened — Ordered that alarming spike of pressure inside containment vessel be kept from public

http://enenews.com/japan-govt-concealed-explosion-of-reactor-no-3-until-just-before-it-happened-ordered-that-alarming-spike-of-pressure-inside-containment-vessel-be-kept-from-public

Published: August 16th, 2012 at 7:26 pm ET 
By ENENews 

after pressure inside the reactor 3 containment vessel suddenly spiked to alarming levels around 6 a.m. March 14.

The agency then made an announcement shortly after 9 a.m. March 14 — just two hours before a hydrogen explosion destroyed the upper part of the structure housing reactor 3.

and from another article

NISA told Tepco to delay reporting looming explosion

“NISA officials are blocking any release of information on the matter,” a person who appears to be a head office employee says in the video images. “The agency’s officials are saying that (Tepco) should not be the entity to announce this either.”

Another voice on the recordings can be heard stating that NISA had refused to give Tepco permission to announce the pressure surge, saying, “We’ve been strongly requested, instructed not to announce this.”

NISA has said it kept Tepco’s announcement on hold because officials were unable to get in touch with its chief to obtain the necessary permission.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120816a4.html

August 16, 2012 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized