Engineers have managed to rig power cables to all six reactors at the Fukushima complex, and restarted a water pump that will help reverse the overheating that triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.
A spokesman for Tepco, the plant operator, said workers had to be briefly evacuated after light grey plume of smoke was spotted emanating from reactor three but added radiation levels had remained stable...
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I also thought about the effects of radiation poisoning on the food supply of not just Japan, but also other countries. Many people around the word like myself purchase Japanese food products. Sushi is defiantly a favorite of mine. If the fish supply surrounding the island of Japan were contaminated, the sushi industry might not be able to recover. I’m sure government officials have already thought about how to prevent water contamination since so many flooded cities also face high levels of radiation. Lets just hope a complete nuclear meltdown can be avoided.
ReplyDeleteClearly a very sad story for all of us who love sushi and other Japanese foods! I think it is easy to see that other countries will defiantly suffer from the effects of the contamination that has occurred in Japan. I think it will be extremely interesting to see what happens to the global economy in response to the earthquake and the devastation that has and continues to follow. Although it will take a while to get things back up and running again one would think that the closure of ports has to lead to delays or cancelations of the shipment and exportation of goods which will cause instability in the global network and economy. Will the effects eventually trickle down to the average citizens like you and I?
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