Graphic: How much radiation is being released by Japan’s runaway reactors?
Japan continues to struggle to control a number of nuclear reactors whose cooling systems were damaged in last week’s devastating quake and tsunami. But just how much radiation is being pumped out by the malfunctioning reactors in Japan? The graphic above puts the numbers in context.Japan Earthquake Graphic: Monitoring a meltdown
Photos: Crisis deepens in Japan
Japan Earthquake Graphic: The battered coastline
Graphic: Nuclear plant blasts
Graphic: Meltdown fears: Inside a boiling water reactor
Graphic: Disaster in Japan The Aftermath
Videos of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami
This graphic does a good job explaining what’s happening in Japan, and why it’s scary, but not as scary as it looks.
