Japan Defense Minister, Toshimi Kitazawa, just said that radiation levels at Fukushima Daiichi are too high to safely conduct ground operations, as well as aerial operations. Despite the dangerous radiation levels, the situation is so bad that they have decide to re-start cooling operations.

At an altitude of 300 meters (984 feet), 87.7 millisieverts (87,7oo microsieverts) were read.

Police spraying water from their riot control trucks. Japanese Self Defense Forces are bringing in more water trucks, which are being supplied by the U.S. military.  The plan is to alternate between ground and air water spraying.

Spraying with trucks being done from outside the plant because ground radiation levels are too high to get people on site.