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Rahim Shukor
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Japan on high nuclear alert
english.aljazeera.net
Authorities say another reactor at the quake-hit nuclear plant was in trouble after its cooling system also failed.

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    • Rahim Shukor http://rahimshukor.blogspot.com/2011/03/workers-scramble-to-cool-reactors.html
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    • Mahmud Karim Harap harap yg mati org pas je
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    • Azlyda Azman Huhuhu.. Org ada kte pn nk. Pas 2 kikis duit rakyat. Rakwat kopak. Pape kedana.

      '' Bio pape asal begayea yop! ''
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    • Rahim Shukor aku harap biar semua mati...baru puas hati BN
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    • Rahim Shukor baru masyuuukkkkkkk!!!!!!
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    • Mahmud Karim Termasuk n ajis sekali
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    • Azlyda Azman Mahmuuuuud karim..: mati org pas mati syahid.. Memperjuangkan islam..
      Allahuakbar.. Allahuakbar.. Allahuakbar..
      Hayyabil JIHAD..
      22 hours ago ·

    • Mahmud Karim Pas sesat mati pun ada kemungkinan sesat
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    • Rahim Shukor takper mati macam mana pun takper yang penting bila dah buat reaktor nuklear tu BN masyuuukkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!
      22 hours ago ·

    • Azlyda Azman Apa yg ko kate sesat wahai encik mahmud karim..
      22 hours ago ·

    • Mahmud Karim Berapa ramai penyokong pas yg masih bekerja kjaan dan makan pencen kjaan
      22 hours ago ·

    • Rahim Shukor kalau PR luluskan (PR yang masyuuuukkkkk!!!), kalau BN luluskan (BN yang masyuuuukkkkk!!!
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    • Rahim Shukor MK: ini cerita nuklear bukan cerita pencen bro
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    • Rahim Shukor bro salah forum
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    • Mahmud Karim N ajis kata undi pas masuk syurga,bob lman kata masuk nak elak anak dia masuk neraka
      22 hours ago ·

    • Mahmud Karim Nuklear teknologi tinggi jika fikir negatif jadi lah negatif pembangkang selalu fikir secara songsang
      22 hours ago ·

    • Rahim Shukor macam jepun saya rasa tak fikir negatif pun sebab tu ada banyak reaktor nuklear disana...tapi.....
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    • Rahim Shukor bro MK: saya berkecuali tak sokong mana2...heehehe
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    • Mahmud Karim Apa situasi pun perlu positif baru boleh bjaya
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    • Azlyda Azman Nama dah sedap dah.. Nama islam. Mahmud karim.. TAPI BODOH!
      22 hours ago ·

    • Mahmud Karim Aa nama kau pun sedap perkataan yg keluar tidak melambagkan seorg islam
      22 hours ago ·

    • Rahim Shukor biasanya penyokong yang fanatik bila pemimpin dia nak buat sesuatu perkara walaupun boleh memudaratkan dia akan tetap sokong tanpa berfikir secara rasional (sentiasa YES BOS)
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    • Yaziz Yunus Saya sokong komen KP kita."Cooling system failed", apa maknanya secara teknikal? Setiap pepasangan nuklear mempunyai tatacara tindakbalas kecemasannya masing2 dan salah satu ialah tindakan yang perlu diambil bila terjadi insiden "loss of cooling".
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    • Rahim Shukor sekarang ni diberitakan dari sumber dari jepun radiasi sudah merebak sejauh 25-30 kilometer
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    • Rahim Shukor tuan YY: radiasi tu apa maksud sebenarnya?
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    • Yaziz Yunus Radiasi itu sinaran dan ia hnaya merbahaya apabila melebihi sesuatu nilai. Untuk makluman RS, kita senantiasa terdedah kepada sinaran kosmik setiap saat dan masa tanpa kemudaratan.
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    • Yaziz Yunus Diparas mana radiasi tu? Apakah diparas yang akan membahayakan kesihatan?
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    • Wan Rahayu Zainudin En. Rahim...saya nak tanya, kjaan BN tak ada kata apa pun nak buat NUKLEAR yg en rahim dok sibuk suruh buat apa...pakai kopiah tp budi perkerti n bahasa tak melambangkaan cara en rahim perpakaian....
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    • Rahim Shukor tuan YY: jika radiasi itu meningkat lebih 1000 kali ganda adakah ia merbahaya atau tidak?
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    • Mahmud Karim Agaknya dah ramai org pas atau pkr dah pakar dlm bidang nuklear
      Salah seorg rs
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    • Wan Rahayu Zainudin En.Rahim Klu pakatan pembangkang(Kalau memerintah) pulak nak buat loji NUKLEAR wajib ke kita sokong
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    • Rahim Shukor rahayu: nanti saya dapatkan berita berkenaan
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    • Rahim Shukor saya tak sokong tak kira samada BN atau PR
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    • Rahim Shukor rahayu: baca ni http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/kerajaan-serius-bina-loji-nuklear-peter-chin/
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    • Yaziz Yunus RS: 1,000 kali ganda dari nilai apa? Berapa nilai dos dedahannya? microsievert, sievert? Dos tersebut juga mungkin dalam awan beradioaktif yang jauh tinggi di udara dan radiasi yang sampai pada manusia di bumi masih di bawah paras minima. Memang cerita begini amat sensasi tapi jangan kita terikut-ikut sangat....tenaga nuklear mungkin jadi penyelamat manusia di masa hadapan, walahualam.
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    • Rahim Shukor tuan YY: adakah nuklear tidak merbahaya sama sekali ataupun tiada risiko?
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    • Yaziz Yunus Mana ada teknologi yang tiada risiko? Pakai handphone pun orang kata boleh dapat kanser. Yang penting kita buat cost-benefit analysis dulu. Yang lebih banyak kebaikan dari keburukan mestilah kita pilih. 20-30 tahun kehadapan, nuklear power pada pandangan saya mempunyai lebih banyak kebaikan dari keburukan jika dilihat dari sumber tenaga seperti minyak, gas dan arang batu yang nampaknya semakin menurun simpananya.
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    • Yaziz Yunus
      RS: saudara kata "kalau kerajaan malaysia (BN) nak buat loji nuklear wajib kita sokong supaya nanti kita boleh mati katak macam kat jepun"
      Jawapan: yang mati kat jepun tu kena tsunami bukan pasal radiasi. Sejak bertahun lamanya tenaga nuklea...r ujud, saya belum lagi melihat penduduk negara berikut yang mati macam katak sebab mereka punyai banyak logi nuklear - US, Peranchis, China, Jepun, Korea Selatan, pakistan, India, Argentina, Brazil, Canada.....See More

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    • Rahim Shukor ada betul fakta tuan? Tidak pernah ada kematian disebabkan nuklear?
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    • Rahim Shukor jika radiasi itu terkena pada manusia adakah ia bahaya atau tidak? adakah ia boleh menyebabkan kematian @ kecacatan?
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    • Yaziz Yunus
      Saya nak tanya balik. Tak ade ke kematain disebabkan oleh kebakaran? Saya rasa beribu kali ganda orang mati terbakar dari disebabkan oleh logi nuklear. Jawapan saya untuk soalan asal sauadara, memang ada tapi balik semula seperti yang saya ...katakan di atas - buat perbandingan "cost benefit analysis" dulu.

      Ramai oarang mati kerana kemalangan jalanraya, jadi teknologi memudahkan perjalanan menggunakan kereta tak baik lah juga kan? Tapi kenapa ramai orang beli kereta mungkin termasuk saudara sendiri? Jawapnya adalah kerana kereta membawa lebih banyak kebaikan dari keburukan. Jadi orang boleh terima.      See More

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    • Yaziz Yunus Radiasi merbahaya tapi HANYA pada kadar dos yang tinggi. Bak saya katakan di atas, setiap hari kita didedahkan pada sinaran kosmik tapi tanpa sebarang kemudaratan pada tubuh badan kita. Api juga merbahaya jika tidak mampu dikawal dan haba panas yang dihasilkan menjadi terlalu tinggi hingga menyebabkan merebaknya menjadi kebakaran besar.
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    • Rahim Shukor apakah tujuan kerajaan jepun memberi iodine kepada penduduk disekitar kawasan reaktor nuklear?
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    • Yaziz Yunus Antara bahan radioaaktif yang terbebas dari kemalangan nuklear ialah bahan radioaktif iodine-137 yang mempunyai jangkahayat separuh sebanyak 8.5 hari. Selalunya iodine ini akan terkumpul di kelenjar thyroid jika dapat masuk kedalam badan. Bagi menghalang I-131 ini dari berkumpul, maka penduduk yang tinggal berhampiran diberikan iodine sehingga memenuhi keperluan maxima iodine pada kelenjar thyroid tersebut. Ini merupakan tindakan "preventine" terbaik.
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    • Rahim Shukor adakah iodine diberi utk mengelakkan kematian?
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    • Paksheikh Omar
      Oleh kerana ada yang suka berhujah, tenaga nuklear lebih banyak kebaikan dari keburukan, maka saya cadangkan semua negara di dunia dibenar membangunkan loji mereka sendiri jika mampu. Tak payah ada nuclear proliferation treaty. Ada berani? ...After all, rakyat mereka juga nak menikmati tenaga lebih murah bukan?

      Kita melihat IMPAK kemusnahan jika berlaku radiasi atomik, bukan melihat statistiks sembrono. Biar adil, guna statistiks utk banding dengan peer group dan common timeline sahaja, jangan kemalangan jraya pulak nak banding dgn kemalangan radiasi, itu childish sikapnya!      See More

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    • Paksheikh Omar iodine mungkin juga utk detect presence of radiation in the body
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    • Rahim Shukor saya bertanya pada yang anggap dirinya pakar dalam nuklear ini, tapi penerangan yang diberi tidak semestinya boleh diterima, kena ada pro n kontra (memang kebanyakan pakar2 yg pro kerajaan BN suka membandingkan sesuatu perkara dengan perkara yang tiada kena mengena dengan topik yang diutarakan) itu membuatkan fakta yg diberi pada pendapat saya tidak dapat diterima oleh logik akal
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    • Rahim Shukor tuan YAZIZ YUNUS: apa pendapat tuan mengenai berita ini http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/susulan-krisis-jepun-taiwan-kaji-tak-lagi-guna-tenaga-nuclear/
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Taiwan studies plan to cut nuclear power output

March 14, 2011
TAIPEI, March 14 — Taiwan’s state-run Taipower is studying plans to cut nuclear power output and raise output in alternative energy amid Japan’s nuclear crisis, an executive said today, though no changes will be made for current operations.
“We discussed this issue this morning,” Roger Lee, chief engineer of Taipower, told Reuters. Taipower is the operator of the island’s nuclear power plants.
“If the society has increasing concerns about nuclear power after the situation in Japan, we would look for alternatives,” he said. — Reuters
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Susulan krisis Jepun, Taiwan kaji tak lagi guna tenaga nuklear

TERKINI @ 02:53:44 PM 14-03-2011
March 14, 2011

Sedutan rakaman video menunjukkan asap ekoran letupan kedua di loji tenaga nuklear Fukushima Daiichi, Jepun hari ini. — Foto Reuters
TAIPEI, 14 Mac — Syarikat tenaga Taiwan, Taipower sedang mengkaji untuk memotong pengeluaran tenaga dihasilkan loji nuklear, sebaliknya mahu bersandarkan kuasa alternatif ekoran krisis dialami Jepun sekarang. “Kami membincangkan isu ini pagi ini,” kata ketua jurutera Taipower Roger Lee kepada Reuters.
Taipower mengendalikan loji tenaga nuklear kepada negara pulau itu.
“Jika orang ramai terus bimbang mengenai kuasa tenaga nuklear selepas situasi di Jepun, maka kami akan menlihat pada (sumber) alternatif,” kata beliau lagi.
Taiwan memutuskan perkara itu ketika Jepun berhadapan dengan masalah reaktor di loji-loji tenaga nuklearnya sejak Sabtu lalu.
Loji Fukumshma Daiichi milik Tokyo Electric Power Co mengalami letupan dua kali dalam tiga hari termasuk pagi ini.
Hari ini, reaktor yang ketiga iaitu Unit 2 berhadapan dengan masalah.
Laporan Reuters menyebut sistem pendinginan reaktor Unit 2 loji Fukumshma Daiichi telah henti fungsi.
Unit 1 dan Unit 3 mengalami masalah yang sama hujung minggu lalu.

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Fresh blast at Japan nuclear plant

At least 11 injured as new explosion rocks quake-hit Fukushima plant, sparking radioactive fears amid nuclear crisis.
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2011 04:48 GMT

Tokyo Electric Power company said 11 workers are injured and seven are missing after the blast [GALLO/GETTY]

A new explosion rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, sending a plume of smoke into the air and touching off fresh concerns of radioactive leak in the quake and tsunami-hit country.
After Monday's blast, Japan's nuclear safety agency said it could not confirm whether or not the hydrogen explosion at the plant's No.3 reactor had led to an uncontrolled leak of radioactivity. The blast was similar to an earlier one at a different unit at the facility.
However, Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, said radiation levels were within the legal limits at 10.65 microsieverts, significantly under the 500 microsieverts at which a nuclear operator is legally bound to file a report to the government, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Three reactors had already been in danger of overheating in the Japanese town of Fukushima which has caused huge amount of concern. But Yukio Edano, Japan's chief cabinet secretary said that a large-scale radiation leak was unlikely.
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Edano said the reactor's inner containment vessel holding the nuclear fuel rods was intact, allaying some fears of the risk to the environment. The containment vessel of the first reactor is also safe, according to officials.
Humanitarian crisis
The humanitarian crisis is deepening too, with thousands of people still missing as a result of Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami.
Foreign aid has began to arrive. Some 70 countries have offered assistance, with help coming not only from allies like the United States but also countries with more strained relations like China, and even from the Afghan city of Kandahar.
A US naval ship is being used to help send out supplies and an aircraft carrier is also on its way to help.
Rescue teams from more than a dozen countries searched ravaged northeastern coastal cities for survivors, as an international effort to help Japan cope with its multiple disasters gathered pace.
According to media reports, rescue workers on Monday found two thousand bodies in Miyagi province, one of the hardest hit regions.
Millions of people spent a third night without water, food or heating in near-freezing temperatures along the devastated northeastern coast.
In many areas there is no running water, no power and four- to five-hour waits for gasoline. People are suppressing hunger with instant noodles or rice balls while dealing with the loss of loved ones and homes.
“People are surviving on little food and water. Things are simply not coming,'' Hajime Sato, a government official in Iwate prefecture, said.
Meanwhile, a tsunami alert, which had sparked alarm and local evacuation orders, has been lifted, according to an official in the Fukushima prefecture.
"There is no more fear of a tsunami at this moment, but we will continue to ask our residents to remain vigilant to future advisories," the official said.
Stock market plunges
And the Japanese markets, which opened for the first time since the disaster occurred, reacted badly.
Share prices dropped sharply by more than five per cent within the first hour of trading on Monday. Moving quickly to try to keep financial markets stable, the Bank of Japan said it will inject approximately $183bn into the money market to try to bring some stability.
All this leaves Japan facing its worst crisis since the second world war, according to the country's prime minister, Naoto Kan.
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Workers scramble to cool reactors; official says 2nd blast possible

Workers continued efforts to cool down fuel rods inside two nuclear reactors Sunday as a government official warned that a second explosion could occur at the plant.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said an explosion could take place in the building housing the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan.

"There is a possibility that the third reactor may have hydrogen gas that is accumulating in the reactor (that) may potentially cause an explosion," he said.

An explosion caused by hydrogen buildup Saturday blew the roof off a concrete building housing the plant's No. 1 reactor, but the reactor and its containment system were not damaged in the explosion.

Edano said the No. 3 reactor would also likely withstand a similar blast, noting that workers had already released gas from the building to try to prevent an explosion.

Workers have been scrambling to cool off fuel rods at both reactors after a massive earthquake and tsunami disabled their cooling systems. Japanese authorities have said there is a "possibility" that a meltdown has occurred in the reactors.

A meltdown is a catastrophic failure of the reactor core, with a potential for widespread radiation release.

But Japanese officials stressed that there were no indications of dangerously high radiation levels in the atmosphere around the two reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan. They said they were unable to confirm whether a meltdown had occurred because they cannot get close enough to the reactors' cores.

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In pictures: Japan disaster

Water submerged highways in the city of Sendai as the tsunami struck [AFP]

Given the scale of the disaster, it will be days before the extent of damage is finally known. [AFP]

Train services in capital Tokyo were suspended following the quake. [GALLO/GETTY]

Fires broke out and Japan's nuclear industry was on alert as reactors shut down automatically as a safety precaution. [Reuters]

Thousands ran out of buildings in panic and then were left in a state of shock. [Reuters]

Countries around the Pacific basin are on tsunami alert. [Reuters]

Friday's twin disaster was one of the biggest to hit Japan in recent decades . [Reuters]

The tidal waves swept away cars, boats, homes and people as the tsunami overwhelmed coastal barriers. [AFP]

A massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in northeastern Japan killing hundreds. [Reuters]

The 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday afternoon, creating gigantic waves. [Reuters]

The quake shook Japan and roads in many cities caved in. [AFP]
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Japan fears nuclear plant meltdown

Blast reported at nuclear plant as safety panel worries that reactor can no longer cool radioactive substances.
Last Modified: 12 Mar 2011 09:16 GMT



Japanese nuclear authorities say there is a possibility that nuclear fuel rods at a reactor in Fukushima prefecture may be melting.
The cooling system of the plant was damaged in the massive earthquake that struck northeastern Japan and triggered a tsunami, killing at least 703 people.
Masato Abe, a Fukushima Prefecture official, said there was shaking and a trail of white smoke at the quake-hit plant on Saturday. He said the cause was under investigation, and it was unclear whether there was an explosion.
Jiji news agency quoted reported that several workers were injured and that radioactivity had risen 20-fold outside.
Television channels warned nearby residents to stay indoors, turn off air-conditioners and not to drink tap water. People going outside were also told to avoid exposing their skin and to cover their faces with masks and wet towels.
Kyodo News agency said radioactive caesium had been detected near the plant, citing the Japanese nuclear safety commission.
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Parts of the No. 1 reactor's nuclear fuel rods were briefly exposed to the air on Saturday after cooling water levels dropped and a fire engine was pumping water into the reactor, Jiji Press reported.
Tokyo Electric Power, the operator of the plant, said water levels were recovering, according to Jiji.
Peter Hayes, the executive director of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable development in Melbourne, described the situation as "dire".
"It's still possible that the reactor workers can stabilise the situation is power is brought back, if coolant is brought into the reactor," he told Al Jazeera, but warned that "we're really right at the precipice of a massive nuclear crisis".
State of emergency
A state of emergency has been declared for five nuclear reactors at two different sites in Fukushima, located about 250 kilometres northeast of greater Tokyo.
 
Nuclear expert Peter Hayes discusses possible scenarios for the quake-hit nuclear plants
Steam containing low-level radiation were released to relieve pressure and tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated from surrounding areas.
Radiation 1,000 times above normal was detected in the control room of one plant, although authorities said levels outside the facility's gates were only eight times above normal, spelling "no immediate health hazard".
The 8.9 quake and the tsunami cut the supply of off-site power to the plant and diesel generators intended to provide back-up electricity to the cooling system.
"The events that occurred at these plants, which is the loss of both offsite power and onsite power, is one of the rarest events to happen in a nuclear power plant, and all indications are that the Japanese do not have the situation under control," "Edwin Lyman, a nuclear expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a US-based nonprofit organisation, said.
'No Chernobyl possible'
However, Naoto Sekimura, a professor at the University of Tokyo, said a major radioactive disaster was unlikely.
"No Chernobyl is possible at a light water reactor. Loss of coolant means a temperature rise, but it also will stop the
reaction," he said.
"Even in the worst-case scenario, that would mean some radioactive leakage and equipment damage, but not an explosion. If venting is done carefully, there will be little leakage. Certainly not beyond the 3 km radius."
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said securing the nuclear plants was Japan's top priority. Early on Saturday morning, he left on a helicopter ride to Fukushima to assess the situation at the plants operated by Tokyo Electric Power, and in other areas in the disaster zone.
When Friday's quake hit, the plants immediately shut down, along with others in quake-hit parts of Japan, as they are designed to do - but cooling systems at some reactors failed, the government said.
When reactors shut down, cooling systems must kick in to bring down the very high temperatures. This is key to prevent a "nuclear meltdown" and radioactive release. Japan's network of advanced nuclear power plants are designed to shut down as soon as the earth shakes.
The quake was one of the strongest ever recorded and triggered a devastating tsunami, up to 10-metre-high along parts of the country's northeastern coastline.

Media reports estimate at least 1,300 people may have been killed, most of whom appeared to have drowned by churning waters.
"The damage is so enormous that it will take us much time to gather data," an official at the national police agency said.
Massive destruction
The Japanese army has deployed about 50,000 troops for search and rescue operations.
A towering wall of water, generated by the quake, pulverised the northeastern city of Sendai, where 200-300 bodies have reportedly been found on the coast.
The wave of black water sent shipping containers, cars and debris crashing through the streets of Sendai and across open farmland, while a tidal wave of debris-littered mud destroyed everything in its path.
The northeastern Japanese city of Kesennuma, with a population of 74,000, was hit by widespread fires and one-third of the city was under water, Jiji news agency said.

Al Jazeera's meteorologist explains Japan's quake
More than eight million homes lost power, mobile and landline phone systems broke down for many and gas was cut to more than 300,000 homes, meaning many people could not heat their dark homes during the cold night.
The unfolding natural disaster prompted offers of search and rescue help from 50 countries.
Australia pledged to throw "anything and everything" to help Japan.
China said rescuers were ready to help with quake relief, while President Barack Obama mobilised US military might to provide emergency aid after the disaster which he described as "simply heartbreaking."
The United States, which has nearly 40,000 military personnel in Japan, has ordered a flotilla including two aircraft carriers and support ships to the region to provide aid following the tsunami.
The towering wave set off alerts across the Pacific, sparking evacuations in Hawaii and the US West Coast, and devastating at least one California port.
Chile said it was evacuating coastal areas and Ecuador's state oil company announced it had suspended crude oil exports due to risks posed by the tsunami.
Unfolding disaster
More than 300 houses were destroyed in the remote city of Ofunato and a dam broke in the northeast prefecture of Fukushima, with homes washed away.
In Tokyo, office workers who were stranded in the city after the quake forced the subway system to close early slept alongside the homeless at one station.
Scores of men in suits lay on newspapers, using their briefcases as pillows. Kyodo said at least 116,000 people in Tokyo had been unable to return home on Friday evening due to transport disruption.
There was major disruption to air travel and bullet train services. A passenger train with an unknown number of people aboard was unaccounted for on a line outside Sendai, Kyodo News reported.
The quake, which hit at 05:46 GMT and lasted about two minutes, rattled buildings in greater Tokyo, the world's largest urban area and home to about 30 million people. It was felt in Beijing, some 2,500 km away.
The first quake struck just under 400km northeast of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey said. It was followed by more than 70 powerful aftershocks, one as strong as 7.1.
Japan sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" and Tokyo is in one of its most dangerous areas, where three continental plates are slowly grinding against each other, building up enormous seismic pressure.
The government has warned of a 70 per cent chance that a magnitude-eight quake will strike within the next 30 years in the Kanto plains, home to Tokyo's vast urban sprawl.
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