Japan accident

["Michael C. Baker" <mcbaker@lanl.gov>]

We are discussing a possible explosion at the Tokai-works but has anyone 
seen a confirming report in the news.  Official press releases from Japan, 
as well as IAEA releases, do not mention an explosion.  I think we may be 
falling prey to the great amount of mis-information that is flying around 
in the first few hours of this accident.  It will likely be a few days 
until we know what material out of all these news stories can be confirmed 
and what can not.

Mike
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Michael C. Baker, Ph.D., P.E.
Environmental Technology Group
Environmental Science & Waste Technology Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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