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In these combo images made from Japan's NHK television, the Fukushima Daiichi power plant's Unit 1 is seen before (top) and after (bottom) an explosion in Okumamachi, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011. The walls of the building at the nuclear power station crumbled Saturday as smoke poured out and Japanese officials said they feared the reactor could melt down following the failure of its cooling system in a powerful earthquake and tsunami. The damaged structure of Unit 1 can be seen at left after the walls crumbled. Japanese characters read: "before 9 a.m., top," and "at around 4:30 p.m."
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Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun)
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jay Harrison (44), defenseman Tim Gleason (6), and goalie Cam Ward (30) react as Washington Capitals center Matt Hendricks (26) scores during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Verizon Center in Washington on Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol boat attempts to tow a partially sunken boat in the Santa Cruz Harbor on Friday, March 11, 2011 in Santa Cruz, Calif. A tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan rushed onto California's coast Friday, causing powerful surges that destroyed boat docks as beach-area residents throughout the state evacuated to higher ground. (AP Photo/Santa Cruz Sentinel, Dan Coyro) **NO SALES MAGS OUT NO TV NO INTERNET MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Rescue Squad officer Mark Plunkett, left, a Fairfax County fireman from Stafford, Virginia, briefs a unit on what to expect during their mission in Japan, at the Fairfax Fire and Rescue Training Facility, in Fairfax, Friday, March 11, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Gear and equipment for the Fairfax County Search and Rescue unit is seen at the Fairfax Fire and Rescue Training Facility, in Fairfax, Friday, March 11, 2011. Seventy-four members are going, along with 62,000 pounds of equipment. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Six rescue dogs will be traveling with the Fairfax County International Urban Search & Rescue team on their rescue mission in Japan. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Sean Kennedy packs up equipment as his family helps him at the Fairfax Fire and Rescue Training Facility, in Fairfax, Friday, March 11, 2011. Seventy-four members of the Fairfax Search and Rescue unit are making the trip to Japan. Kennedy, from Leesburg, works as a structural engineer and will be the structural lead on the trip. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Tom Carver, a Fairfax County fireman from Bristow, talks with his family after packing up for the Fairfax Search and Rescue unit's mission to Japan, at the Fairfax Fire and Rescue Training Facility, in Fairfax, Friday, March 11, 2011. From left are, his wife Chrissy, daughter Haley, son Aden, and Kevin Whetzel. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Due to a tsunami warning, hundreds of cars line Kamehameha Highway leading into the town of Haleiwa as residents of the north shore community wait for the all clear to return home on Friday, March 11, 2011, in Honolulu. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan and sent a tsunami wave across the Pacific. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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A helmeted man walks past the rubbles and a burning building after a powerful earthquake, the largest in Japan's recorded history, slammed the eastern coasts in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, cars are washed away in a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)
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In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, a tsunami surge sweeps cars, boats and other debris against a building in Miyaku City, Iwate Prefecture Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)
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In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, a tsunami surge throws boats against a building in Hachinoche, Aomori Prefecture, Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)
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This image provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows a "tsunami forecast model" created by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii predicting the wave height of the tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake Friday March 11, 2011. The Hawaii's islands are located at the edge of the yellow pattern, but waves could be higher along the coastline when the tsunami arrives. (AP Photo/Nathan Becker - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center)
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Tsunami waves swirl near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Earthquake-triggered tsunami waves sweep along Iwanuma in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2022. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Houses swallowed by tsunami waves burn in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Houses are shown in flame while the Natori river floods over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun)
