Which isn't good because they're having issues with two nuclear power stations. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/icon13.gifOriginally Posted by coneofsilence .
JAPAN faces a "70 per cent" possibility of a magnitude-7 aftershock following the massive earthquake that struck its north-east coast.
Originally Posted by jhuskey .
Three power stations now. It will take years to recover and the effects will be felt globally.
Originally Posted by valentine44 .
May all souls rest in peace and the injured ones get well soon ..
Japanese officials have denied the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant is as serious as either the 1979 Three Mile Island accident or the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
On the seven-point International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, Fukushima rates a four, said Japan's nuclear safety agency. Three Mile Island was a five, while Chernobyl was a seven.
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