It turns out that many of the claims from the Tokyo Electric Power Company have been false in regards to The Fukushima Daiichi plant. Their readings were wrong, they claimed the levels of radiation were “extremely high.” However after a second reading, they realized their mistake, but still agreed that the levels were too high for workers to be at the plant.
As it currently stands the death toll from the quake and tsunami has passed 10,000 and 17,000 people are missing.
The levels in puddles around the reactor were reported to be so high that the emergency workers would have received four times their maximum annual dose of radiation in just one hour.
Amidst all this confusion, anti-nuclear protestors held a large rally in Tokyo, calling for a change in Japan’s nuclear industry.
Efforts have been made to locate the source of the leak of radiation pouring into the water supply surrounding the reactor. They have also been pouring freshwater onto the reactor opposed to using sea water, the concern is that the salt will corrode the machinery, this is being done in order to prevent a meltdown and to extract the radioactive water in the process.
The UN’s nuclear agency International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned the crisis could go on for months.
However the Tokyo Government, has stated the airborne radiation around the plant is decreasing, so there is no need to extend the evacuation zone.
Whichever agency is correct, we can all agree that this will be a long process and will take years for Japan to fully recover from this disaster.
