Purple Diary

[04/13/2011]

Japan raises nuclear crisis to level 7: the same level as Tchernobyl

Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has risen the level of the Fukushima nuclear crisis to 7 (the maximum level) on the International Nuclear Event Scale after a review of the amount of radiation released in the month since the crisis began. The release of “radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects” requires […]

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