The risk of radiation leak at Japan’s largest Nuclear Plant “Fukushima” is arisen after the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook the country.
As the cooling system of the nuclear power plants have stopped working, Japan’s nuclear safety agency has informed that the plant will release slightly radioactive vapour from the unit to lower the pressure in order to protect the reactor from a possible meltdown.
Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, said today that they have released “minimal amounts of radiation” of Fukushima nuclear plant after the earthquake of 8.9 on the Richter scale on Friday hit the east coast of Japan.
Kan traveled Fukushima today to inspect the plant, where radiation had risen to an unusual level. The Nuclear Security Agency of Japan, ordered the evacuation of thousands of people living in the surrounding area within 10-kilometres radius of the nuclear plants.
While, early this morning, a new earthquake of 6.6 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked the provinces of Nagano and Niigata on the west coast of Japan, thirteen hours after the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east coast of the country.
The new earthquake took place at around 04.00 (19.00 GMT) local time and was felt in Tokyo, where buildings shook again, although Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued no tsunami warning this time.
The Defense Ministry said about 1,800 houses in the eastern province of Fukushima have been destroyed.