Land Of The Rising Core Temperature, Part 11

A truly sorry sight today as Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) chief Akio Komiri broke down and cried after admitting at a press conference that yes, the Fukushima Daiichi plant has been releasing harmful levels of radiation for days now.

The boss of the company behind the devastated Japanese nuclear reactor today broke down in tears - as his country finally acknowledged the radiation spewing from the over-heating reactors and fuel rods was enough to kill some citizens

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency admitted that the disaster was a level 5, which is classified as a crisis causing 'several radiation deaths' by the UN International Atomic Energy.

Officials said the rating was raised after they realised the full extent of the radiation leaking from the plant. They also said that 3 per cent of the fuel in three of the reactors at the Fukushima plant had been severely damaged, suggesting those reactor cores have partially melted down.

After Tokyo Electric Power Company Managing Director Akio Komiri cried as he left a conference to brief journalists on the situation at Fukushima, a senior Japanese minister also admitted that the country was overwhelmed by the scale of the tsunami and nuclear crisis.

He said officials should have admitted earlier how serious the radiation leaks were.

After leaving the presser, Komiri left in tears, ushered off stage by aides.  Could have told you this was happening, but it's still important to keep in mind that the 850,000 without power and water in Japan right now for a week as temperatures still get below freezing and snow blankets the area, with no food and no water, well they have a hell of a lot bigger problems to worry about than radiation.

The death toll is almost 7,000 now, with still 10,000 plus missing and hope at this point for them has all but run out after a week of hell.  No, the radiation hasn't helped any, but that's not what's going to ultimately create the body count here.