There was a lot of bad reporting on this problem. One report said that electrical power could not be supplied by generators brought in because the "plugs didn't match". Even the least experienced military electrician can remove a plug and hardwire a connection. Portable military generators are huge and can supply a whole town. Some of the reports simply don't add up. They are now trying to reconnect the plants to the power grid to power the pumps.

It is looking more and more like the fuel rods were never merged with the control rods to properly dampen the chain reaction; perhaps due to loss of power to do so. It also looks like many fuel rods were not kept covered with water as had been claimed. The military and industry has access to large numbers of large portable water pumps.

There also appears to be conflicting reports on why disassociated water was vented (water/steam that was so hot the hydrogen had separated) into the building causing hydrogen explosions. The news said it was deliberate but if so, it would have been done at a lower temperature so it wouldn't blow the building apart.

It is increasingly looking like the operators don't know what steps to take and are giving the government optimistic reports which are preventing the proper steps from being taken in order and in time.

Using salt water to cool the core is radical and last ditch. As the water boils a mineral deposit will be left on the rods similar to a coffee pot or home water heater heating element. The deposits will insulate the transfer of heat reducing efficiency and eventually causing the rods to melt.

The one absolute truth about this disaster is that the public is not getting the truth.