Japan nuclear crisis on par with Chernobyl disaster
Japan declared the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant a top-scale event Tuesday, giving it the same rating as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. FULL STORY
Japan nuclear disaster tops scale
Matt Smith, CNN
April 12, 2011 1:14 a.m. EDT
Anatomy of a ghost town
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Japan is working to avoid harm to people's health, a top official says
NEW: "We are still trying to control this accident," a top safety official says
The level 7 designation puts Fukushima Daiichi on par with Chernobyl
It follows expanded evacuation orders issued Monday
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