The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, TEPCO confirmed the reconnection of the current through an external transmission line, a step that would allow the provision of electricity in the complex to achieve cool the reactors, critical point of the tragedy radioactive. The company said the first unit will be reconnected 2, followed by the 1, 3 and 4.
The reason is that the unit 2 appears to be "least damaged" following the events of recent days, following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Northeast in Japan a week ago. After the electrical connection, the authorities hoped to begin pumping water needed to cool the reactors were exposed during the last days at high temperatures.
Before the announcement of the engineers of the company that operates in central Japan had raised the level of nuclear disaster on the scale 4-International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) - as stated in the first place, 5. This classification has been controversial, because contrary to what he said Japan, France was attributed from the beginning level 6 (out of 7, equivalent to what happened in Chernobyl in 1986).
Level 5, as marking the INES scale, equivalent to an "accident with wider consequences," compared to the 4 "Accident at the local consequences." Another of the scenarios by the authorities, is to bury the problem. One "solution as in Chernobyl" could be the last resort to address the crisis in Fukushima.
However, buried in dirt and concrete is a difficult, which could leave the country as a radioactive zone restricted for decades. Authorities say it is too early to talk about long-term measures that we must first try to cool the six reactors at the plant and fuel storage pools. 
The reason is that the unit 2 appears to be "least damaged" following the events of recent days, following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Northeast in Japan a week ago. After the electrical connection, the authorities hoped to begin pumping water needed to cool the reactors were exposed during the last days at high temperatures.
Before the announcement of the engineers of the company that operates in central Japan had raised the level of nuclear disaster on the scale 4-International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) - as stated in the first place, 5. This classification has been controversial, because contrary to what he said Japan, France was attributed from the beginning level 6 (out of 7, equivalent to what happened in Chernobyl in 1986).
Level 5, as marking the INES scale, equivalent to an "accident with wider consequences," compared to the 4 "Accident at the local consequences." Another of the scenarios by the authorities, is to bury the problem. One "solution as in Chernobyl" could be the last resort to address the crisis in Fukushima.
However, buried in dirt and concrete is a difficult, which could leave the country as a radioactive zone restricted for decades. Authorities say it is too early to talk about long-term measures that we must first try to cool the six reactors at the plant and fuel storage pools.
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