Nuclear Crisis in Japan more Serious than Suspected

Last year's earthquake and tsunami just off the coast of Japan resulted in a serious nuclear crisis. The degree of seriousness seems to have been hidden by government officials and the plant executives until recently. The nuclear plant executives debated whether or not to evacuate the entire plant, which could have resulted in a huge amount of radiation being released into nature, and would most likely cause the evacuation of two or three other major nuclear plants. The scope of the disaster that would have resulted is hard to determine, but would have likely resulted in an evacuation of the entire city of Tokyo. Prime Minister Naoto Kan insisted that the employees remain at the plant to keep the crisis under control. His actions likely prevented the one of the largest nuclear disaster in history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/world/asia/japan-considered-tokyo-evacuation-during-the-nuclear-crisis-report-says.html

Amy Collyer