Japan feared 'demonic chain reaction' at reactor, report says
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 01:00
in Earth & Climate
Officials feared they would have to evacuate Tokyo even as they assured the public that things were under control at the Fukushima nuclear plant, a panel finds.A new report vividly portrays the Japanese government's fears in the first hours and days after the March 11, 2011, tsunami overran a coastal nuclear power plant, including concerns that officials might have to evacuate Tokyo.