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April 12, 2011
Japanese officials raised the severity level at the crippled nuclear plant to the maximum level 7, the same as the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised its evaluation based on an estimate radioactive materials exceeding the threshold for level 7 have been released into the environment, noting, however, the release from the Fukushima Daiichi plant was about 10 percent of that from the former Soviet nuclear plant, Kyodo News re
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Japan nuke accident ranks with Chernobyl - UPI.com
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April 12, 2011
Japanese officials raised the severity level at the crippled nuclear plant to the maximum level 7, the same as the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised its evaluation based on an estimate radioactive materials exceeding the threshold for level 7 have been released into the environment, noting, however, the release from the Fukushima Daiichi plant was about 10 percent of that from the former Soviet nuclear plant, Kyodo News re
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