According to the BBC, the workers at Fukushima have been evacuated. Rad. levels are soaring; 10 million times the normal level. (Normal being operating level.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12872707
Quote:
Radioactivity in water at reactor 2 at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has reached 10 million times the usual level, company officials say.
Workers trying to cool the reactor core to avoid a meltdown have been evacuated.
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Edit:
Aaaand, it was all for naught. Apparently a misreading by one of the workers, but it was still enough to result in evacuation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12875327
Quote:
The operators of a stricken Japanese nuclear plant have apologised for a "mistake" in reporting a radiation spike 10 million times above normal.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, which has previously been criticised by officials for its handling of the crisis at the plant, said it got the readings wrong.
Despite the mistake, the radiation spike at reactor 2 was still very high and enough to evacuate workers.
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