(2011년)
Many scientists have considered the possibility of damage to Fukushima reactors from the quake, said Tetsuo Ito, head of the Atomic Energy Research Institute at Kinki University in western Japan. "Utilities should reinforce safety measures at nuclear power plants, particularly ones housing old reactors like the Fukushima station."
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Beside radiation leaks into the atmosphere forcing about 50,000 families near the plant to evacuate, more than 2.6 million gallons of radiation-contaminated water have leaked or been released into the sea.
Millions of liters of radiated water have also filled basements and trenches at the station from leaking reactor vessels and piping.
Japan's government in April raised the severity rating of the Fukushima crisis to the highest on an international scale, the same level as the Chernobyl disaster.
The station, which has experienced hundreds of aftershocks since March 11, may release more radiation than Chernobyl before the crisis is contained, Tepco officials have said.
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2110935-fukushima-plant-may-have-leaked-radiation-before-tsunami/ Fukushima Station May Have Leaked Radiation Before Tsunami - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-05-19/fukushima-may-have-leaked-radiation-before-quake
