Radiation Leaks into Atmosphere

 A fourth reactor fire is causing more devastation in Japan today. Yesterday a fire at a reactor at the Fukushima nuclear facility caused an explosion. This was originally triggered by Friday's 9.0 earthquake. It now appears that the fire and explosion caused some radiation to enter the atmosphere-- the most serious complication yet.

Japanese officials told the International Atomic Energy Agency that the reactor fire was in a storage pond and that "radioactivity is being released directly into the atmosphere." Long after the fire was extinguished, a Japanese official said the pool, where used nuclear fuel is kept cool, might be boiling.

"We cannot deny the possibility of water boiling" in the pool, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, an official with the economy ministry, which oversees nuclear safety.

Horrible.

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