The Institute for Science and International Security released a statement late Tuesday that said, ”This accident can no longer be viewed as a level 4 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Events scale that ranks events from 1 to 7.” This comes after a fire erupted at the plant; flames and thick white smoke could be seen flowing out of the reactor.
The release says that the event is, “now closer to a level 6, and it may unfortunately reach a level 7” — a worst case scenario with extensive health and environmental consequences.
TEPCO is now considering using helicopters to drop boric acid and sea water on the reactor after they had to pull their crews from the scene. The crews had to leave the plant after radiation levels spiked to over 1,000 millisievert.
The latest word from the government is that 70 percent of the fuel rods at one of the reactors have experienced extensive damage.
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