Japan crisis worse than Three Mile Island, experts say "Two reactors exploded on Tuesday…"

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Japan crisis worse than Three Mile Island, experts say

No-fly zone imposed near stricken nuclear site; 140,000 people told to seal themselves indoors

msnbc.com staff and news service reports

SOMA, Japan — The nuclear accident at an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant in Japan can now be classed as level six out of an international scale of one to seven, experts said Tuesday.

France's ASN nuclear safety authority's assessment came after Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said radiation had spread from the four stricken reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant along Japan's northeastern coast.

Two reactors exploded on Tuesday at the plant after days of frantic efforts to cool them.

Level seven was used only once, for Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. The 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was rated a level five.

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[FSogol]

1. Actually this is a bad report. There were explosions at 2 reactors is not the same as 2 reactors

exploded. Shame on MSNBC.

[bvar22]

2. I'n not so sure.

The time stamp on this article is 9:30AM Tuesday, and it contains some new information.

Last night, the crisis was rated as "Level 4".
This article now states that it is at Level 6.

It also mentions another "overnight" explosion at reactor 4?
Is this a "new" explosion?

I am having a difficult time sifting Old vs New Information.
This is compounded by the International Date Line and the 12 hour time differential.

I absolutely agree with you comment:
"explosions at 2 reactors is not the same as 2 reactors exploded"

AFAIK, no reactors have exploded,
but it does appear that, as of last night (CST), the inner containment of at least one reactor has been breached.

[FSogol]

3. The explosion of the reactor at Chernobyl is what made the crisis level 7.

The explosion spread radiative materials everywhere. When we hear them call it level 7, it is a safe bet that a reactor explosion has occurred.

I agree with you on the time confusion of reports. The media is not really doing a good job.