He's like one in a big handful of people, the rest of which don't believe it'll happen. The containment unit's still intact apparently. We haven't heard any real updates since this morning either.
I understand his concern and he could very well be right, but it's hard to imagine a huge meltdown with the conditions of these plants. Not saying it won't be bad, but Chernobyl? Sounds too much like an exaggeration. Let's just say this: if whatever happens is even remotely comparable to Chernobyl (which once again involved an above-ground reactor, little protection, and happened over 20 years ago), then we have some serious amounts of fail and incompetence in terms of dealing with nuclear plant construction.
No one in Japan seems to know exactly what's going on, to top it all off. All the current updates are discussing things that *may* have happened. And now they fear a second explosion at another reactor, though we don't even know what kind of explosion it is. I don't think an accurate prediction can be made until we have some solid facts to base it off of. Regardless of who's making it, these are all just possibilities based on some incredibly obscure information. Hopefully some real answers can be given in the next few days, instead of wishy-washy headlines. Go on CNN right now and check out the banner updates at the bottom. They all contradict eachother. One is from the Prime Minister saying there's no immediate danger. One discusses high radiation release levels. One is from WHO that states the risk is low. And when you factor in the interviews, it's even harder to really know what's going on.
Not saying anyone's right or wrong, but there is no way of knowing quite yet.
