NHK English Service live feed here.
Japanese MOD Kitazawa press conference 10:27 pm CDT US:
Thirty tons of seawater were dropped by helicopter onto the storage pool of Reactor 43, in an attempt to cool the fuel rods stored there. Video taken from a distance showed helicopters making four passes at about 1000 ft, releasing water from a bucket attached underneath. (How accurate can this be?)
Police water cannon scheduled to begin bombarding the pool with seawater Thursday afternoon Japan time. From the US East Coast, add 13 hours for Tokyo time. (So, by opening of business in the US, we should have some idea of the progress being made.)
Radiation levels reported to be quite high at the site, explaining the high-altitude helicopter drops.
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