Japan to expand the evacuation

People living outside the 30km radius from the Fukushima nuclear power plant would be evacuated first, after the plant has been identified at risk of facing the phenomenon of highly radioactive water leak. Radiation risk is increasing around the Fukushima nuclear power plant No. 1, a new evacuation order has been applied to people living outside 30 km radius area around the ban. There were nearly 8,000 people living in the village were preparing to leave Iitate elsewhere.

"I am sure that most people have lived in the village life and have no intention of leaving. But now, I'm very sorry to have to ask them to collect belongings and moving away elsewhere, "Norio Kanno, village leaders said Iitate. Group of people evacuated first consists mostly of families with small children began to leave the house since yesterday. The Japanese government has asked all others living in the designated area to leave later this month. However, the move has made many people uncomfortable.

The wide-scale evacuation was carried out following the disturbing details about the status of the reactor No. 1, of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Especially the status of the fuel rods melted, cooled by the water level inside the reactor was down too low, to the extent there is not enough to cover up the fuel rods. In order to resolve the problem of water contamination, the operator of the Tokyo Electric Company said currently there were about 3,000 tons of contaminated filled in the basement of the reactor No. 1.Besides, a large barge was sent to contaminated water. This device is expected to reach the plant later this month. According to Chinanews