Japan Raises Nuclear Event Alert to Level 5—"Accident with Wider Consequences" [Meltdown]

Following the "highly likely" meltdown of the uranium rods at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant—after a drop in liquid levels caused by a lack of fuel in the water pumping machines—the Japanese government has raised the nuclear alert level to 5: "Accident with wider consequences." More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/0TRgVSAYOgk/japan-raises-nuclear-event-alert-level-to-5

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