Summary:
Reactor core may be leaking.
Situation is "grave and serious".
Water radiation is 10,000X normal for a nuclear plant.
Core may be Breeched.
Radiation exceeds government limits for infants outside the 12 mile danger zone around plant.
More heroic nuclear plant workers exposed to serious level of radiation.
Out of 300 workers, 17 are considered injured by the radiation.
Japan encourages wider area of evacuation.
Estimates are 27,000 dead or missing.
Casualty figures will rise.
Here are some of the most important articles I've read:
source: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110325/D9M67MAG0.htmlsource: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html
source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-22/nuclear-plant-s-fuel-rods-damaged-leaking-into-sea-tokyo-electric-says.html
source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704425804576220411744719054.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird
source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c55a25c-5638-11e0-82aa-00144feab49a.html#axzz1HdUcSQZG
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/world/asia/26japan.html?_r=1&hp
source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_01.html
