The health risks of nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima in Japan are higher "today than yesterday," but the Japanese authorities have raised the alert level to seven, the maximum estimated the World Health Organization (WHO .) "The assessment of health risks has not changed for the area beyond 40 miles" around the plant, said a WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl.
"What happens is that they have new estimates on the total level of radiation" because it "combined reactor radiation one, two and three." He repeated that the health hazard in the area that goes beyond the 40 kilometers, "were probably minimal," and estimated that the measures taken by the Japanese authorities "seemed sufficient at the moment." But you have to follow the situation closely because it can change at any time.
The Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency suddenly rose from five to seven the accident Scale Fukushima Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES), placing it at the same level as that of Chernobyl. For its part, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, in English), said Japan's decision to raise the level of severity of nuclear accident does not mean that is comparable to the Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear accident of history also stood at seven.
"This is a totally different injury," said Denis Flory, deputy director general of the IAEA, adding that the amount of radiation emitted at Chernobyl in 1986 was much higher. "Chernobyl was a reactor in action. There was a huge explosion, a burst of energy, and then had a huge outbreak of fire for several days.
" In Fukushima, the reactors were turned off when the earthquake and containment systems did not collapse, said Flory, in charge of nuclear safety. The IAEA expert defended the Japanese answer to the crisis and added that no matter what the severity level has been increased only one month after the accident, as this did not stop the action of the authorities to protect people and the environment .
Level 0: No safety significance. Level 1: Anomaly. Level 2: Incident. Level 3: Major incident. Level 4: Accident consequences locally. Level 5: Percance at risk of greater scope. Level 6: Event significant negative. Level 7: Serious accident. is the total of people killed (13 thousand 228) and missing (14 thousand 529), after the natural disaster.
Japanese are in shelters across the country. homes in northern Japan are still without power. thousand homes in nine prefectures still do not have running water. buildings were completely destroyed by the tsunami water or fire. SSDD (billion dollars) would cost only material damage by the earthquake and tsunami, making it the costliest natural disaster in the world. 
"What happens is that they have new estimates on the total level of radiation" because it "combined reactor radiation one, two and three." He repeated that the health hazard in the area that goes beyond the 40 kilometers, "were probably minimal," and estimated that the measures taken by the Japanese authorities "seemed sufficient at the moment." But you have to follow the situation closely because it can change at any time.
The Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency suddenly rose from five to seven the accident Scale Fukushima Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES), placing it at the same level as that of Chernobyl. For its part, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, in English), said Japan's decision to raise the level of severity of nuclear accident does not mean that is comparable to the Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear accident of history also stood at seven.
"This is a totally different injury," said Denis Flory, deputy director general of the IAEA, adding that the amount of radiation emitted at Chernobyl in 1986 was much higher. "Chernobyl was a reactor in action. There was a huge explosion, a burst of energy, and then had a huge outbreak of fire for several days.
" In Fukushima, the reactors were turned off when the earthquake and containment systems did not collapse, said Flory, in charge of nuclear safety. The IAEA expert defended the Japanese answer to the crisis and added that no matter what the severity level has been increased only one month after the accident, as this did not stop the action of the authorities to protect people and the environment .
Level 0: No safety significance. Level 1: Anomaly. Level 2: Incident. Level 3: Major incident. Level 4: Accident consequences locally. Level 5: Percance at risk of greater scope. Level 6: Event significant negative. Level 7: Serious accident. is the total of people killed (13 thousand 228) and missing (14 thousand 529), after the natural disaster.
Japanese are in shelters across the country. homes in northern Japan are still without power. thousand homes in nine prefectures still do not have running water. buildings were completely destroyed by the tsunami water or fire. SSDD (billion dollars) would cost only material damage by the earthquake and tsunami, making it the costliest natural disaster in the world.
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