It’s Official: Fukushima Crisis Raises To Level 7, Now On Par With Chernobyl
Posted on April 12th, 2011
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site was inundated by the tsunami earthquake in the East (the blue) (courtesy TEPCO)
This has been rumored all day and now it’s official.
Fukushima has been raised to a level 7 nuclear crisis, putting it on par with Chernobyl.
The Nikkei is down 1.6% in mid-day trading.
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