Again, I wouldn’t say it’s almost time to panic, but you’ve made a good point: we do seem to be in a worse situation than the outlook when this piece was written, and the momentum at the moment as far as I’ve seen is all in the negative direction.
At the same time, there are statements that a worst-case still won’t approach being Chernobyl.
Just posted - @nytimes NYT NEWS ALERT: Japan Faces Prospect of Nuclear Catastrophe as Employees Leave Plant
Edano: 800 staffers were evacuated at Fukushima-1. 50 remain working on emergency cooling.
It is time for prudent folks to check their preparedness levels.
20 ft above sea level isn’t too far to go to hit groundwater if the containment is indeed breached. And if it is breached...there ain’t much to do about it other than prepare for the worst...
If Plutonium ends up being released in large quantities, look out...
Reactor #3 has Plutonium for fuel. That’s the scary one.