JAPAN'S NUCLEAR EMERGENCY

This emergency comes one month after a huge quake and tsunami hit north-east Japan, leaving 13,228 people dead and 14,529 missing. More than 150,000 people have been made homeless.
Japanese authorities have raised the severity rating of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven. The decision reflects the total release of radiation at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant, rather than a sudden deterioration. Level seven previously only applied to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, where 10 times as much radiation was emitted. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said radiation leaks at the plant were declining. The Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the operator of the plant, would soon provide a date for getting it under control, he said at a news conference. "Step by step, the reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are moving toward stability," he said. There have been no fatalities resulting from the leaks at Fukushima, and risks to human health are thought to be low. Meanwhile a 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday prompted the plant's operator to evacuate its staff. Cientifics are searching for any quickly other way to resolve this critical emergency. This nuclear issue has in alert to the hole world, been dangerous because an explotion may affect many countries.