Current Event- Update

Three Weeks after the crippling disaster in Japan, high radiation readings have caused officials to warm people within a 12 mile distance of the Fukushima nuclear plant to evacuate as of Wednesday March 30. Citizens have been told to stay at least 50 miles from the plant to be cautious. Officials argue that there is no need for people to panic since the warnings are just cautionary but radiation is nothing to take lightly. They say that the high readings of radioactive iodine are just from one town and they are not much of a threat but emergency crews are working in this small town, Iitate, to keep the radiation from spreading. Radiation has also been contaminating the soil and water supplies in Japan as far as 140 miles from the Fukushima plant. Workers are continuously working on the nuclear plant but they have decided that it probably can not be saved after pouring seawater on the reactors and taking other measures in order to try and repair them. Japan is working hard to rebuild after a tragic disaster and it will take a while to resolve their issues but slowly they are figuring out how they will create stability again in their country. Sources: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/UN-High-radiation-outside-Japan-s-exclusion-zone-1314421.php http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/30/setbacks-crippled-japanese-nuclear-plant/ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/asia/31japan.html?_r=1&ref=asia