Japan nuclear plant: Just 48 hours to avoid ‘another Chernobyl’ – Telegraph.
Thierry Charles, a safety official at France’s Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), said: “The next 48 hours will be decisive. I am pessimistic because, since Sunday, I have seen that almost none of the solutions has worked.” He described the situation as “a major risk”, but added: “All is not lost.”
Asked about the maximum possible amount of radioactive release, he said “it would be in the same range as Chernobyl”.
Japan nuclear crisis and tsunami aftermath – live updates
Useful and good account from the Guardian on the situation as it evolved over Wednesday evening and night.