. . DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES : COUNTRIES: JAPAN: Japan Nuclear Plant: 'No Chernobyl Possibility' . . Japan Nuclear Plant: 'No Chernobyl Possibility'Japan's nuclear safety agency has said there is "absolutely no possibility of a Chernobyl" style accident at the Fukushima No.1 plant, according to the national strategy minister.
By Nick Allen, in Tokyo, and Martin Evans10:05AM GMT 14 Mar 2011 The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8380219/ Japan-nuclear-plant-no-Chernobyl-possibility.html . A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/4tlmtt6 . .Koichiro Genba spoke after a new explosion hit one of the earthquake-hit nuclear plants, sparking fresh fears of a catastrophic reactor meltdown.
.Scientists and technicians have been battling to control two overheating reactors at the 40-year-old Fukushima Daiichi facility after cooling systems were knocked out by Friday's quake.
.Just after Prime Minister Naoto Kan went on television to tell the nation that the plant was in an "alarming" state, its No. 3 reactor erupted in a resounding blast that was felt 25 miles away.
.The explosion injured six workers, and four soldiers, and sent clouds of white smoke billowing into the sky.
.Japan's government sought to play down fears of a dangerous radiation leak, saying the reactor's inner containment vessel, which holds the nuclear fuel rods, was still intact following the blast, which was caused by a hydrogen build up.
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