From MSNBC: Workers at a quake-damaged atomic power plant suspended operations and evacuated Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous to remain there, dealing a setback to Japan’s frantic efforts to stem a nuclear crisis.
"All the workers there have suspended their operations. We have urged them to evacuate, and they have," Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yukio Edano said, according to a translation by NHK television.
Edano said that a surge in radiation Wednesday morning meant workers were unable to continue even minimal efforts at the stricken nuclear plant.
About 45 minutes later, though, radiation levels near the plant came back down, he said. It's possible that evaporation from reactor No. 3 may have caused the temporary surge, Edano said, although that can't be immediately confirmed.The cabinet secretary added that there was no need to broaden the overall evacuation radius around the nuclear complex.
Is it possible to break the earth? Have we ruined the planet? Now what? This is too scary.
It's very frightening. And let's face it, those workers are now on a suicide mission. It's like something out of a Cold War science fiction book.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you said that.
ReplyDeleteI just said tje exact same thing to someone else: Is the world broken for good?
Did we mess it up?