NHK reporting that reactor 2, at Fukushima plant 1, is no longer venting and attempts at cooling have failed.  The reactor’s vents closed automatically and can not be opened. Sprayers spraying water on the rods stopped working.

U.S. Navy says U.S. helicopters were hit by radioactive plume while flying over coast line of disaster area. 17 service members tested positive for radiation contamination. The U.S. Navy is now moving their ships further away from Japan. At the time the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was 160km (100 miles) away.