I created this thread because of the latest news of the high radiation levels in Fukushima and to create a circle for future discussions & news about the power plant and consequences of the meltdowns. I've just watched Mr Kodama's speech from Tokyo University who is helping to decontaminate Minami-Soma. He is pretty clear about the severeness of the situation: http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-with-english-caption-professor.html (English, French & German subtitles available) An interesting read, summarizing the latest events in Fukushima: http://www.jaif.or.jp/english/news_images/pdf/ENGNEWS01_1312260233P.pdf Articles in this document: (Fukushima NPP Site) ●Highest radioactivity level detected at nuke plant ●Highly radioactive water flows into another place (Other news) ●Nuclear agency's meddling revealed again ●No-entry decontamination to start next month ●Govt to check rice for radiation ●Govt bans beef cattle shipments from Iwate ●Chiba, Tochigi to test rice for cesium traces Taken from NHK World.