
Fukushima ‘As Bad As Chernobyl’
Fukushima 'As Bad As Chernobyl' That's the latest word from Japanese Officials
(AP) Japanese nuclear regulators said they raised the rating from 5 to 7 — the highest level on an international scale of nuclear accidents overseen by the International Atomic Energy Agency — after new assessments of radiation leaks from the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant since it was disabled by the March 11 tsunami.
The new ranking signifies a "major accident" that includes widespread effects on the environment and health, according to the Vienna-based IAEA. But Japanese officials played down any health effects and stressed that the harm caused by Chernobyl still far outweighs that caused by the Fukushima plant.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_earthquake
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