Police attempting to use water cannon stepping back - unable to reach due to radiation

[Lucinda]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

Announcement on NKH World - just now regarding Fukushima
People commenting in chat window said there has been minimal updates in the past 7 hours

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Fuck... the last hope is the powerline...

...although once (or IF) the power is restored, there's no guarantee the pumps are operational.

[Lucinda]

2. I'm not sure if the other water trucks are still in the works

I was a little confused at the last briefing - it sounded like the police were going to try something - and then there would be more water cannon vehicles. If that is the case they may have another option yet.

[Statistical]

3. I wonder if they could rig something up.

Say the closest they can get in 200m. Erect a small tower same height as the reactor building at the minimum safe distance. Errect another tower further away. Run a pipe between the two towers and then slide it so it is over the reactor building. Now you have a "cooling pond shower".

The cooling pond doesn't need "much" water at least not relative to the reactors. The problem is they can't get close enough to it.

[opihimoimoi]

4. where are the Komatsu bulldozers?