Japan Forced to Suspend Efforts to Prevent Nuclear Meltdown
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Japan was forced to suspend crucial efforts to shutdown damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, as the radiation levels made it to risky to allow the workers to operate.
"The workers cannot carry out even minimal work at the plant now," said chief government spokesman Yuko Edano. "Because of the radiation risk, we are on standby."
The suspension came one day after the government in Japan told the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency that the radiation was being directly released into the atmosphere following a fire in a storage pond at the plant's No. 4 reactor.
The storage pond was holding all the fuel from the No. 4 reactor as it was used for storage as a part of routine maintenance. The fire cause the release of the radioactive material into the atmosphere.
The events Tuesday caused the officials in Japan to order 140,000 people living near the plant to stay indoors and seal their doors and windows. Until Tuesday the government had said that the radiation levels were not harmful to humans.
"The workers cannot carry out even minimal work at the plant now," said chief government spokesman Yuko Edano. "Because of the radiation risk, we are on standby."
The suspension came one day after the government in Japan told the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency that the radiation was being directly released into the atmosphere following a fire in a storage pond at the plant's No. 4 reactor.
The storage pond was holding all the fuel from the No. 4 reactor as it was used for storage as a part of routine maintenance. The fire cause the release of the radioactive material into the atmosphere.
The events Tuesday caused the officials in Japan to order 140,000 people living near the plant to stay indoors and seal their doors and windows. Until Tuesday the government had said that the radiation levels were not harmful to humans.
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