Fukushima Crisis Could Stretch Into ‘Months, Years’

[tekisui]

Source: The Raw Story

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan appeared resigned on Monday to a long fight to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years after high radiation levels complicated work at its crippled nuclear plant.

Engineers have been battling to control the six-reactor Fukushima complex since it was damaged by a March 11 earthquake and tsunami that also left more than 27,000 people dead or missing across Japan's devastated north east.

Radiation at the plant has soared in recent days: latest readings at the weekend showed contamination 100,000 times normal in water at reactor No. 2 and 1,850 times normal in the nearby sea.

Those were the most alarming levels since the crisis began, experts said.

more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/27/fukushima-crisis-could-stretch-into-months-years/

[Electric Monk]

1. Duh?

What, did some people think it'd be "all over" by April or something?

[dennis4868]

2. Obama's fault?

[tekisui]

6. Huh?

:shrug:

[dennis4868]

7. I agree

[tekisui]

8. Explain your question, please.

[dennis4868]

9. I understand from reading many posts here....

that we are suppose to blame Obama for everything....so I was just wondering if this was something we are too blame Obama for as well....

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[dennis4868]

11. no I did not mean to flame bait....

I was just wondering what the consensus is here for this issue...Obama's fault?

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[Rage for Order]

3. So just like our war in Libya then?

:rimshot:

[MadHound]

4. Yeah, as long as they continue to try and do a half ass job containing it

They might as well bite the bullet now and implement the Chernobyl solution, encase the reactors in cement spiked with boric acid.

But nooo, they've got to try and save what is left of the assets on the ground there, and meanwhile exposing their country and world to an ongoing large leak of radioactive material.

Arrogant idiots.

[spanone]

5. what crisis????

:sarcasm:

[Junkdrawer]

12. Meltdowns are slow motion events. Meltdowns are forever. n/t