{"id":11288,"date":"2011-03-15T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T11:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=11288"},"modified":"2011-03-15T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T11:30:52","slug":"radiation-fears-japan-blast-51839","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/radiation-fears-japan-blast-51839\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiation fears after Japan blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Radiation fears after Japan blast<\/h1>\n

Radiation from Japan’s quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reached harmful levels, the government says.<\/p>\n

The warning comes after the plant was rocked by a third blast which appears to have damaged one of the reactors’ containment systems for the first time.<\/p>\n

If it is breached, there are fears of more serious radioactive leaks.<\/p>\n

Officials have extended the danger zone, warning residents within 30km (18 miles) to evacuate or stay indoors.<\/p>\n

The crisis has been prompted by last Friday’s 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami in north-eastern Japan.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, reactor 2 became the third to explode in four days at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.<\/p>\n

A fire also briefly broke out at the plant’s reactor 4, and is believed to have caused radioactive leaks.<\/p>\n

Reactor 4 had been shut down before the quake for maintenance, but its spent nuclear fuel rods are still stored on the site.<\/p>\n

Radiation levels in the Japanese capital – 250km (155 miles) away – were reported to be higher than normal, but officials said there were no health dangers.<\/p>\n

Tokyo residents have been stocking up on supplies, with some stores selling out of items such as food, water, face masks and candles.<\/p>\n

Housewife Mariko Kawase, 34, told AFP news agency: “I am shopping now because we may not be able to go out due to the radiation.”<\/p>\n

In other developments:<\/p>\n

* A 70-year-old woman has been rescued alive from rubble in the coastal town of Otsuchi, five days after disaster
\n* The Nikkei share index tumbled again, ending 10.55% lower, as the central bank pumped almost $100bn (\u00a362bn) more cash into the financial system, a day after its record $183bn intervention
\n* Ninety-one countries have offered aid to Japan, ranging from blankets to search dogs and military transport aircraft<\/p>\n

In a televised address, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said: “There is still a very high risk of more radiation coming out.”<\/p>\n

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