Japanese nuclear crisis escalates
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="regulator">regulator</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>".</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Regulation">Regulation</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> 1 "<span word="anomaly">anomaly</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="three">three</span> "<span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="radiological">radiological</span> <span word="releases">releases</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="height">height</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chernobyl">Chernobyl</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2005 <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="reprocessing">reprocessing</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sella">Sella</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="regulator">regulator</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Atomic">Atomic</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accuracy">accuracy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deplorable">deplorable</span>," <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Yoshihide">Yoshihide</span> <span word="Suga">Suga</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>."</p>
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