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CNN has recently reported an explosion in Japanese nuclear plant.... is that true? If yes what possible damage it can cause and will it damage Japan only or nearest countries and the sea too?
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Well, I just heard that authorities evacuated people living near the reactor after an earthquake and tsunami crippled cooling systems there, as well as at another of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's nuclear plants. The evacuations notwithstanding, the nuclear safety agency asserted that the radiation at the plants did not pose an immediate threat to nearby residents' health.
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Yes this is true: A Japanese nuclear power plant exploded Saturday, television footage showed, a day after a massive earthquake damaged the facility’s cooling system, as nearby residents were warned to stay indoors.
Nuclear authorities had earlier warned that the Fukushima No. 1 plant, located about 250 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, an urban area of 30 million people, “may be experiencing a nuclear meltdown”.
The plant’s cooling system was damaged in the quake that hit Friday, leaving the government scrambling to fix the problem and evacuate more than 45,000 residents within a 10-kilometre radius.
According to the News room of CNN an explosion which trigered white smoke rising above at a nuclear plant where a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled cooling systems in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Saturday, citing the country's nuclear and industrial safety agency. The Tokyo Electric Company said four workers on the ground were injured, NHK reported. It was not immediately clear where the blast occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, or what caused it. One expert said the explosion was "clearly a serious situation," but may not be related to problems inside the plant's nuclear reactor. Other effects of the tsunami may have caused the blast, said Malcolm Grimston, associate fellow for energy, environment and development at London's Chatham House.
Japan nuclear plant update: Area residents told to stay indoors, not drink tap water and to cover faces with wet towels or masks - Sky News
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