The nuclear leak in Japan

Radiation fears in Japan have grown after they admitted that the nuclear reactor core at Fukushima may be cracked after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 this year. Then, dangerously high radiation levels were detected in the region of the plant, residents were evacuated. Unfortunately, the area around a nuclear plant in danger became  contaminated with nuclear radiation ,which can then spread  to  the nearby area through  the wind. However, any radioactive contaminants released will end up by raining out from  the atmosphere into the Pacific Ocean, where they will be diluted and absorbed, or in the nearby  plants. There are some scientists  who say  they cannot give a clear answer yet,  because they don't know enough about the amount and type of radioactive material that has been leaking . . Nonetheless, most experts seem to suggest the danger to the public is low. The radiation leak in Japan is small in comparison  to the worst nuclear accident in history,  Chernobyl, 25 years ago. At Chernobyl a huge explosion was followed by a fire which was blazing  for 10 days and emitted a huge amount of radiation which spread over a vast area.

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