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Conditions worsening at nuclear power plant after earthquake and tsunami. Possible damage to containment vessels could lead to leaking radiation.

Japan is going to be a disaster if the radiation leaks.

With the destruction of the nuclear power plants in Japan, the wind turbines are holding up strong. But the downfall of the turbines, is that they only produce a small fraction of Japans energy needs.

A robot Japanese used found sauna-like conditions inside the reactor number 2 building at the Fukashima Daiichi power plant. The number two reactor has less radiation in it then the other reactors says the building owner. Reactor No. 2 is said to be leaking radioactive water. The water is filling the basement of the turbine plant and utility tunnels. The robot they used to go into the plant found temperatures up to 106F and humidity from 94-99 percent. The conditions were so bad that they fogged up the lenses of the probe's cameras, causing operators to get the robot out after only a few minutes, company officials said.

Robots are getting a lot smarter as the years go on. I wish I had one.