Fukushima’s Second Explosion of Nuclear Power Reactor Building

Japan's Nuclear Plant Explosion
Flumes of smokes billowing the sky at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

The failure of the cooling system was the main reason of the recent explosion at Reactor 3 of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant facility, an unprecedented incident that moved closer to a possible meltdown of the nuclear reactor.

It was the second explosion on three days following the partial meltdown of reactor 1 that also exploded last Saturday.

The confirmation of the second explosion was made by Japanese officials as reported by NHK on Monday morning. There are three people injured and seven where missing. The containment vessel that housed the nuclear reactor have remained intact according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano.

The blasts of Nuclear Reactor #3 have sent plumes of smoke into the sky that have added fears to the Japanese people of a possible widespread nuclear radiation, a catastrophic event that would probably bring down the mighty Japan industrialist state.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan was quoted as saying, “The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II,” said the premier.

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