International Atomic Energy Agency Japan Earthquake Update, (13 March 2011 13:35 CET)

Vienna, Autria–(ENEWSPF)–13 March 2011.  Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) that venting of the containment of reactor Unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started at 9:20 AM local Japan time of 13 March through a controlled release of vapour. The operation is intended to lower pressure inside the reactor containment.

Subsequently, following the failure of the high pressure injection system and other attempts of cooling the plant,…