JAPAN WORKS TO CONTAIN NUCLEAR REACTOR MELTDOWNS!
Hydrogen gas exploded at one of the reactors. Japanese reactors are built to tolerate severe ground shaking. The earthquake of a magnitude of 8.9 was too much. At the Dai-ichi plant, workers attempt to cool down the reactors that are overheated. The reactors had to be flooded with seawater, which creates steam and pressure that had to be vented. This released small amounts of radiation. 180,000  people were evacuated from the areas around the plants, not knowing how much radiation people were exposed to. None of the reactors were close to the point of meltdown.
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/japan-works-to-contain-nuclear-reactor-meltdowns/

NUCLEAR REACTOR POWER CABLES ARE RECONNECTED!

POWER IS RESTORED!

To all the 6 reactors in Japan, the power cables have been reconnected. This was a huge turning point for Japan. There is a big problem with trying  to bring dangerous overheating under control and avoid the wide range release of radiation. On tuesday the 22nd power was successfully regained in the room of reactor number 3. Reactor 3 has been a problem of concern because its powered by mixed oxide fuel involving high carcinogens.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-03-23/news/29176843_1_reactor-tokyo-electric-power-japan-quake

NUCLEAR REACTORS

                                                            JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REACTORS:

Highly toxic radioactive water has been discovered outside one of the reactor buildings in Japan at Fukushima nuclear plant. There was a leak in a tunnel, leading to number 2 reactor has increased the fear of radioactive liquid going into the surrounding areas. Reactor 2 was 100 times more radioactive than it really was. The radiation scare resulted from the partial meltdown of fuel rods.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12881015