Japanese authorities say that it is "highly possible" that the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi's unit 1 is melting down while they are proceeding on the assumption that unit 3 has melted down as well.Washington Post: Japan's Kyodo News reported that authorities began evacuating more than 450,000 residents from a 12.5-mile radius around Fukushima Daiichi and another nuclear power complex, made preparations to distribute potassium iodide pills, and warned people in the vicinity to stay inside and cover their mouths if they ventured outdoors.Federal safety agency officials said that as many as 160 people had been exposed to radiation from the plants. "Only the gravest danger would justify an evacuation at such a moment," said Peter Bradford, a former commissioner at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It was not the earthquake that caused this potential catastrophe, but rather the Tsunami that followed. When the earthquake hit, the reactors automatically...(Read Full Post)