Japan Raises Nuclear Accident Severity to Highest Level (7 = Chernobyl)

[jpak]

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Japan-Raises-Nuclear-Accident-Severity-to-Highest-Level-119666319.html

Japan's nuclear safety agency has decided to raise the crisis level of a crippled nuclear power plant accident from five to seven, the highest on the international scale.

Japanese news media reported Tuesday that the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency made the decision after determining that the radioactive material leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant for several hours after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster reached a maximum severity level. They said the radioactive leakage has since declined.

Yet another fire broke out at the troubled plant Tuesday, but reports say it was soon put out.
The government also expanded an evacuation zone around the Fukushima plant because of the high-level of radiation spreading in the region since last month's tsunami.

Severe aftershocks that rattled northeastern Japan Monday killed two people and caused a temporary loss of power at the Fukushima plant.

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let the happy talk begin

[Logical]

1. Maybe they will add a 8.

[BillyJack]

2. .

[Raschel]

3. Well I guess nobody on here can say it's nowhere near Chernobyl anymore.

This thing is ongoing, and nobody seems to be addressing what the ramifications of that will be.

[jpak]

4. the apologists will keep on keepin' on

no facts required

yup

[buddysmellgood]

5. It's not a Chernobyl, It's a Fukushima. All the great radioactive punch in a whole new flavor!

[Raschel]

6. And longer lasting.