US Officials fear Fukushima to be “deadly for decades” – “It would be hard to describe how alarming this is right now” (VIDEO)

Published: March 16th, 2011 at 11:15 pm ET
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U.S. Officials Alarmed By Japanese Handling of Nuclear Crisis, ABC News, March 16, 2011:

U.S. officials are alarmed at how the Japanese are handling the escalating nuclear reactor crisis and fear that if they do not get control of the plants within the next 24 to 48 hours they could have a situation that will be “deadly for decades.”

“It would be hard to describe how alarming this is right now,” one U.S. official told ABC News. …

“Urgent efforts are needed on the part of the Japanese to restore emergency operations to cool” down the reactors’ rods before they trigger a meltdown. …

“They need to stop pulling out people—and step up with getting them back in the reactor to cool it. There is a recognition this is a suicide mission,” the official said. …

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