Japan Radiation Leak confirmed by Prime Minister

Forty revs per hour causes radiation sickness when exposed. “Stay indoors” is what Prime Minister Naoto Kan has advised residents. Residents who have remained within 30 Kilometers of the stricken plant have been advised to evacuate. Evacuation has been proceeding ever since the first explosion occurred in the number 1 power plant of the Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Exposure to large doses of radiation and long exposure causes nausea, vomiting and internal bleeding. Inhaling radioactive dust causes cancer over time. These are symptoms and outcomes to expect according to a Nuclear Scientist. The radiation level has risen 9 times higher than acceptable levels.

Efforts to control the overheating has challenged the Japanese authorities due to the damage to the diesel generators flooded by the tsunami and the lack of electricity for the back-up pumps. Authorities have been using sea water to maintain heat levels in the reactors. 2.9 Million households remain without electricity in and around Tokyo.

The announcement of the radiation leak has hampered search and rescue which slowly turning into a body recovery effort. In Minami Sanriku 3,000 bodies washed ashore. In Rikusan Takata, 8,000 are still missing. Death toll currently stands at 2,800 in the humanitarian crisis. A Philippine Embassy team is in Sendai City to confirm the status of Filipino residents and OFWs. A GMA 7 news team has reported that they themselves are running out of food in the disaster stricken area.

Philippine Nuclear energy officials have debunked SMS messages that a nuclear cloud is headed towards the Philippines. They have noted that the current weather conditions makes this occurrence nearly impossible as winds are blowing from the South near the stricken plant in Fukushima. Any radiation leak would greatly affect the Northern Provinces and the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Japan Nuclear Meltdown feared in Fukushima

Officials in Japan have declared a Nuclear State of Emergency after leaks were found in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

4 Million households remain powerless in Tokyo and northern prefectures. The Nuclear Plants, of which 4 were affected where effectively shut down when the earthquake hit. However, 2 of the plants showed leaks that were due to the overheating of the cores and rods whose cooling were dependent on electrically powered pumps. The United States will send cooling units to help the Japanese government.

It is feared that a chernobyl type of scenario could occur and that leaks are inevitable that will affect Fukushima and other prefectures. The winds may also spread this radiation to other surrounding countries as what happened in Chernobyl. The Nuclear leak may cause an increase Cancer in the affected areas.

All efforts are being undertaken to avoid a similar meltdown. A 10 mile radius has now been extended to over 50 miles under the state of emergency as the Fukushima plant is rocked with another explosion injuring four. Experts noted that Japanese officials have 24 hours to cool the cores and rods and avoid a total and disastrous meltdown similar to Chernobyl.