The International Nuclear Events Scale has just raised the Fukushima Daiichi disaster to 6, out of a total of 7.   7 is the worst, which is what the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is ranked.  The 1979 Three Mile Island incident is ranked at 5.

This ranking contradicts many “expert’s” claims that Fukushima was not serious.

The Japanese government has authorized nuclear plant workers to be exposed to higher levels of radiation. This might be in order to allow workers to fight the new fire at reactor 4, which is emitting deadly radiation levels and preventing fire fighting efforts under current radiation exposure rules.