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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Japan radiation alert:- stay indoors if it rains



   
  
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Subject: today news alert -Japan radiation alert:- stay indoors if it rains
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Date: Tuesday, 15 March, 2011, 7:55 PM

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A nuclear power plant in Jjapan exploded at 4:30am today.  If it rains tomorrow dont go outside Its acid rain. dont let it touch you you may burn your skin loose your hair or get cancer. this applies to all asian countries. Pls pass this message to your loved ones

Japan radiation alert: 140,000 ordered indoors 'These are figures that potentially affect health. There is no mistake about that'

SOMA, Japan — Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the 4-day-old crisis spawned by a deadly tsunami.

SOMA, Japan — Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.


In a nationally televised statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said radiation has spread from the three reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in one of the hardest-hit provinces in Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. He told people living within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of the plant to evacuate and those within 19 miles (30 kilometers) to stay indoors.
"The level seems very high, and there is still a very high risk of more radiation coming out," Kan said.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said early Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was released, but officials announced later in the day that the fire was extinguished.
"Now we are talking about levels that can damage human health. These are readings taken near the area where we believe the releases are happening. Far away, the levels should be lower," Edano said.
A third explosion in four days rocked the earthquake-damaged plant earlier Tuesday.
Two sources told NBC News' Robert Bazell that the blast breached the containment structure and that radiation had leaked out.
Japan's nuclear agency said the explosion may have damaged the reactor's suppression chamber, a water-filled tube at the bottom of the container that surrounds the nuclear core, said agency spokesman, Shinji Kinjo. He said that chamber is part of the container wall.
The suppression chamber is used to turn steam back into water to cool the reactor and also plays a role in removing radioactive particles from the steam.


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