Radiation Level crosses Danger level in Japan.Video.Its effects.
Radiation levels have risen above the safety limit around Tokyo
Electric Power Co’s (TEPCO) nuclear plant hit by a massive
earthquake and the company has informed the government of an
“emergency situation,” Kyodo agency reported on Sunday.  The
exterior of reactor No. 3 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is
seen in this still image taken from undated file video footage.
Japan battled to contain a radiation leak at an earthquake-
crippled nuclear plant on March 13, 2011, but faced a fresh
threat with the failure of the cooling system in a second
reactor. Operator TEPCO said it was preparing to release some
steam to relieve pressure in the No.3 reactor at the plant 240
km (150 miles) north of Tokyo -- which would release a small
amount of radiation -- following an explosion and leak on
Saturday in the facility's No. 1 reactor. Credit: Reuters/NHK
via Reuters TV  It did not mean an immediate threat to human
health, the company said.  The company sa