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<span style="font-weight:bold">As a result of a 14 meter tsunami wave<ref name="nisa_april4">http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/files/en20110406-1-1.pdf as at April 10, 2011</ref><ref name="cnn_tsunami">http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/japan.nuclear.reactors/?hpt=T2 as at April 9, 2011</ref> and a 9.0-magnitudes earthquake the Fukushima I ''Daiichi''<ref name="Wikipedia_Fukushima1">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fukushima_I_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=418460202 as at March 12, 2011</ref> atomic power plant in Japan experienced a nuclear catastrophe of a level higher than the 1979 ''Harrisburg'' accident, maybe turning out to become even worse than the 1986 ''Chernobyl'' catastrophe<ref name="kato_severityup" /><ref name="smh_sinister" /><ref name="aljazeera_chernobyl">http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/04/20114812554680215.html as at April 11, 2011</ref><ref name="spiegel_dimension">http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,753938,00.html as at April 1, 2011</ref><ref name="RussiaToday_Busby" /><ref name="naturalnews_ragingmeltdowns">http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=604AB3FA803FF3647DF6E34EC5E8C8A0 as at March 31, 2011</ref><ref name="b92_worse">http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=02&nav_id=73575 as at April 6, 2011</ref><ref name="dailymotion_worse">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnwsy_us-energy-advisor-fukushima-worse-than-chernobyl_news as at April 7, 2011</ref> including several explosions, fires, failing cooling systems,<ref name="abc_radiationspreads" /> meltdown of fuel elements and uncontrolled releases of high amounts of radioactivity<ref name="naturalnews_ragingmeltdowns" /> since March 11, 2011. Unit 1 exploded on March 12, 2011 at 7.30 AM UTC<ref>http://www.greenaction-japan.org/modules/wordpress1/index.php?p=2 as at March 12, 2011</ref>, unit 3 exploded two days later on March 14 at 2.01 AM UTC<ref>http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77606.html as at March 14, 2011</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCa-Zo_ZEU&sns=fb as at March 14, 2011</ref><ref name="iaea">http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html as at March 14, 2011</ref> and eventually also unit 2 blasted in the following night ''(14/3/11 9.10 PM UTC)'' damaging the reactor core and as officially confirmed releasing serious amounts of radiation<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="kyodo">http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78063.html as at March 15, 2011</ref>.</span>
 
<span style="font-weight:bold">As a result of a 14 meter tsunami wave<ref name="nisa_april4">http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/files/en20110406-1-1.pdf as at April 10, 2011</ref><ref name="cnn_tsunami">http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/japan.nuclear.reactors/?hpt=T2 as at April 9, 2011</ref> and a 9.0-magnitudes earthquake the Fukushima I ''Daiichi''<ref name="Wikipedia_Fukushima1">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fukushima_I_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=418460202 as at March 12, 2011</ref> atomic power plant in Japan experienced a nuclear catastrophe of a level higher than the 1979 ''Harrisburg'' accident, maybe turning out to become even worse than the 1986 ''Chernobyl'' catastrophe<ref name="kato_severityup" /><ref name="smh_sinister" /><ref name="aljazeera_chernobyl">http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/04/20114812554680215.html as at April 11, 2011</ref><ref name="spiegel_dimension">http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,753938,00.html as at April 1, 2011</ref><ref name="RussiaToday_Busby" /><ref name="naturalnews_ragingmeltdowns">http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=604AB3FA803FF3647DF6E34EC5E8C8A0 as at March 31, 2011</ref><ref name="b92_worse">http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=02&nav_id=73575 as at April 6, 2011</ref><ref name="dailymotion_worse">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnwsy_us-energy-advisor-fukushima-worse-than-chernobyl_news as at April 7, 2011</ref> including several explosions, fires, failing cooling systems,<ref name="abc_radiationspreads" /> meltdown of fuel elements and uncontrolled releases of high amounts of radioactivity<ref name="naturalnews_ragingmeltdowns" /> since March 11, 2011. Unit 1 exploded on March 12, 2011 at 7.30 AM UTC<ref>http://www.greenaction-japan.org/modules/wordpress1/index.php?p=2 as at March 12, 2011</ref>, unit 3 exploded two days later on March 14 at 2.01 AM UTC<ref>http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77606.html as at March 14, 2011</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCa-Zo_ZEU&sns=fb as at March 14, 2011</ref><ref name="iaea">http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html as at March 14, 2011</ref> and eventually also unit 2 blasted in the following night ''(14/3/11 9.10 PM UTC)'' damaging the reactor core and as officially confirmed releasing serious amounts of radiation<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="kyodo">http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78063.html as at March 15, 2011</ref>.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Another 6.5 earthquake occured on March 28 160 kilometers from Fukushima I ''Daiichi''<ref name="ntv_earthquake">http://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Regierung-bestaetigt-Kernschmelze-article2955351.html as at March 29, 2011</ref>. An even stronger quake at 7.1 having its epicenter in distance of 120 kilometers to the Fukushima NPP took place April 7 causing the emergency workers at Fukushima I ''Daiichi'' again to be evacuated from the site, while two of three emergency power systems failed due to the aftershock at the Onagawa NPP<ref name="faz_onagawa">http://www.faz.net/s/RubB08CD9E6B08746679EDCF370F87A4512/Doc~E4A56AC441109477AB81B18ADC1CC6262~ATpl~Ecommon~Sspezial.html as at April 8, 2011</ref><ref name="spiegel_erdbeben">http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/0,1518,755717,00.html as at April 7, 2011</ref>. A nuclear meltdown occured in unit 2<ref name="aljazeera_nosafelevels" />, the Japanese government ended up to admit on March 28<ref name="ntv_meltdownconfirmed">http://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Regierung-bestaetigt-Kernschmelze-article2957576.html as at March 29, 2011</ref> - "The battle to save the four crippled reactors is lost", Japanese officials conceded March 31<ref name="aljazeera_nosafelevels" />. Operator [[Nuclear Companies#TEPCO|TEPCO]] informed not to be able to guarantee preventing another meltdown<ref name="ntv_earthquake" />. The ''IAEA'' informed on March 31 about a possibility of a "recriticality" at the Fukushima plant, which means a nuclear chain reaction would resume leading to more radiation releases, although the reactors were automatically shut down on March 11 due to the quake<ref name="abc_radiationspreads" />. April 12 ''NISA'' classified the Fukushima disaster to [[International Nuclear Event Scale|INES]] level 7<ref name="smh_sinister" /><ref name="kato_severityup" />.</span>

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As a result of a 14 meter tsunami wave[1][2] and a 9.0-magnitudes earthquake the Fukushima I Daiichi[3] atomic power plant in Japan experienced a nuclear catastrophe of a level higher than the 1979 Harrisburg accident, maybe turning out to become even worse than the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] including several explosions, fires, failing cooling systems,[12] meltdown of fuel elements and uncontrolled releases of high amounts of radioactivity[9] since March 11, 2011. Unit 1 exploded on March 12, 2011 at 7.30 AM UTC[13], unit 3 exploded two days later on March 14 at 2.01 AM UTC[14][15][16] and eventually also unit 2 blasted in the following night (14/3/11 9.10 PM UTC) damaging the reactor core and as officially confirmed releasing serious amounts of radiation[17][18].

Another 6.5 earthquake occured on March 28 160 kilometers from Fukushima I Daiichi[19]. An even stronger quake at 7.1 having its epicenter in distance of 120 kilometers to the Fukushima NPP took place April 7 causing the emergency workers at Fukushima I Daiichi again to be evacuated from the site, while two of three emergency power systems failed due to the aftershock at the Onagawa NPP[20][21]. A nuclear meltdown occured in unit 2[22], the Japanese government ended up to admit on March 28[23] - "The battle to save the four crippled reactors is lost", Japanese officials conceded March 31[22]. Operator TEPCO informed not to be able to guarantee preventing another meltdown[19]. The IAEA informed on March 31 about a possibility of a "recriticality" at the Fukushima plant, which means a nuclear chain reaction would resume leading to more radiation releases, although the reactors were automatically shut down on March 11 due to the quake[12]. April 12 NISA classified the Fukushima disaster to INES level 7[5][4].

  1. ↑ http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/files/en20110406-1-1.pdf as at April 10, 2011
  2. ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/japan.nuclear.reactors/?hpt=T2 as at April 9, 2011
  3. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fukushima_I_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=418460202 as at March 12, 2011
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named kato_severityup
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named smh_sinister
  6. ↑ http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/04/20114812554680215.html as at April 11, 2011
  7. ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,753938,00.html as at April 1, 2011
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named RussiaToday_Busby
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=604AB3FA803FF3647DF6E34EC5E8C8A0 as at March 31, 2011
  10. ↑ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=02&nav_id=73575 as at April 6, 2011
  11. ↑ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnwsy_us-energy-advisor-fukushima-worse-than-chernobyl_news as at April 7, 2011
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named abc_radiationspreads
  13. ↑ http://www.greenaction-japan.org/modules/wordpress1/index.php?p=2 as at March 12, 2011
  14. ↑ http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77606.html as at March 14, 2011
  15. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCa-Zo_ZEU&sns=fb as at March 14, 2011
  16. ↑ http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html as at March 14, 2011
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bbc
  18. ↑ http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78063.html as at March 15, 2011
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Regierung-bestaetigt-Kernschmelze-article2955351.html as at March 29, 2011
  20. ↑ http://www.faz.net/s/RubB08CD9E6B08746679EDCF370F87A4512/Doc~E4A56AC441109477AB81B18ADC1CC6262~ATpl~Ecommon~Sspezial.html as at April 8, 2011
  21. ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/0,1518,755717,00.html as at April 7, 2011
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named aljazeera_nosafelevels
  23. ↑ http://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Regierung-bestaetigt-Kernschmelze-article2957576.html as at March 29, 2011
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