Tokyo radiation worst case scenario

It was presented to Kan, but never officially released to the public. Thousands of spent fuel rods, crammed into cooling pools at the plant, melt and mix with concrete, then fall to the lower level of the buildings. In a possible domino effect, a hydrogen explosion at one reactor forces workers to evacuate due to high levels of radiation, halting cooling operations at all reactors and spent fuel pools. Reactors and cooling pools suffer serious damage and radiation leaks.

Massive radioactive contamination forces residents in a km radius or further to evacuate while those in a km radius or further may voluntarily evacuate. Radiation levels take several decades to fall. The 9. Hydrogen explosions occurred at the No. Subscribe for our daily newsletter.

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