The Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency ruled Monday a Chernobyl-type accident in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, according to what the Minister of National Strategy, quoted by Jiji Press.
"There is absolutely no possibility of a Chernobyl," said Koichiro Genba members of the ruling party, citing the opinion of the Agency for Nuclear and Industrial Safety.
The cooling sytems reactors number 1 and number 3 of the Central North-east, in the heart of the area affected by the earthquake are experiencing serious problems since the disaster.
Saturday, an explosion followed by a radiation leak at reactor number one sowed panic. A series of measures have been taken, including the distribution of iodine tablets to people living near the plant to reduce the risk of cancer associated with radiation.
Then, an explosion occurred on Sunday at reactor number 3. "The building of the reactor exploded, but the safety cabinet was not damaged. The control room of Unit 3 is operational, "said Monday the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in a statement.
The IAEA also announced Sunday that the levels of radioactivity at the Onagawa nuclear plant in the Japanese island of Honshu, had returned to normal. The Japanese authorities have also managed to cool down the two reactors affected.
The winds pushed Monday radioactive fumes from the explosions to the north-east, or away from Tokyo.
