WASHINGTON - THE main US nuclear energy regulator said on Tuesday that Japan had taken appropriate actions in the face of damage to reactors following a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its analysts 'continue to conclude the steps recommended by Japanese authorities parallel those the United States would suggest in a similar situation'.
The NRC said the evacuation to 20km around the affected reactors 'parallel the protective actions the United States would suggest' under similar circumstances.
Japanese crews battled to avert a nuclear disaster and said they may pour water from helicopters to stop fuel rods from being exposed to the air and releasing even more radioactivity.
Radiation near the quake-hit Fukushima No.1 plant has reached levels harmful to health and was high overnight, officials said, advising thousands of people to stay indoors after two explosions and a fire at the facility on Tuesday. -- AFP
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