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2.4. Emergency Responses: Timeline (2): Next 3.5 hours Slide No. 15
15:50 Tsunami 7.3m at Soma, Miyagi
15:57 Quake off Ibaragi Coast M6.1
16:00 Gov't convenes the 2nd Central Disaster Mgmt Council
16:00 NISA initiates an emergency headquarters to collect information on all nuclear
reactors in Japan
16:15 Quake off Fukushima M6.7
16:29 Quake off Sanriku M6.6
16:30 TEPCO makes its second announcement: All NPPs are under control but 7 thermal
power plants have been closed
16:36 TEPCO reports NISA about malfunctioning of the emergency cooling systems of
Fukushima I NPP's Reactor Nos. 1 and 2
16:36 Prime Minister's Official Residence sets up an emergency headquarters
16:36 Fukushima I NPP prepares a vent operation of Reactor No. 1 (Implemented 22 hrs. later)
16:45 TEPCO reports to NISA about malfunctioning of Fukushima I NPP's Reactor No. 2
17:35 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister endorses an emergency
announcement
17:42 METI Minister arrives at Prime Minister's Official Residence for the emergency
18:12 Prime Minister meets with opposition party leaders until 18:50
(Lapse of Time without Any Concrete Actions) ...
19:03 Prime Minister declares a nuclear emergency
Source: Author's compilation from various materials
Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)View entire presentation