Crisis in Japan,could it possibly get any worse!

   On Thursday, in Tokyo the electric power copany, the utility that operates Japan damaged the nuclear reactors. Japanese officials  say that about 9,452 people were comfirmed killed in the earthquake and tsunami,and 14,671 people were listed as missing.The operator of the nuclear reactors and power plants on the northern coast of Japan has a documented history of errors and cover-ups and, according to anti-nuclear activists, a pattern of hiding the truth when things go wrong. Despite being urged not to hoard bottled water, residents of Japan's capital snapped it up after the tests that showed radioactive iodine in tap water at levels unsafe for infants. The city's water agency said the spike was likely caused by problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.Tokyo officials earlier advised against giving tap water to infants. In Tokyo,Hong Kong has suspended food and milk imports from five prefectures in Japan after radiation was detected in vegetable imports at the city's international airport.Not to mention,the government banned products which included milk, milk powder, vegetables,and food produced.According to the Hong Kong Food and Health Department, Japanese meats and seafood imports have also been suspended.Mostly,Japan's government estimates the destruction of infrastructure, housing and business facilities could cost up to 25 trillion yen ($309 billion),
       Japans tap water found unsafe for infants.
  
   In addition to the stories of people struggling to survive in quake-ravaged towns in northeastern Japan, the plight of workers braving high radiation levels to solve problems at the troubled plant has also drawn attention.Residents of Japan's capital on Wednesday took tests that showed radioactive material in tap water at levels unsafe for infants.The city's water agency said the spike was likely caused by problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, located 240 kilometers (150 miles) away.Tokyo government officials advised residents not to give tap water to infants or use it in formula after tests at a purification plant detected high levels of radioactive iodine.On Wednesday afternoon a black plume of smoke billowed above one of the reactors, plant owner Tokyo Electric Power Company said,The cause of the smoke was unclear.Officials with Tokyo Electric and Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said.,Workers have been scrambling to cool down fuel rods at the nuclear plant since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11 knocked out cooling systems. Some radiation has been released, but it was unclear whether radiation levels spiked after the black smoke was spotted Wednesday.The amount of iodine detected was lower than the level considered safe for adults: 300 becquerels per kilogram. The level set for infants is "very conservative," The government also mentioned that, due to the high radiation levels, tap water should not be given to children 1 year old and younger. Also on Wednesday, Japan's government expanded food shipment restrictions after the health ministry said tests detected radioactive materials at levels exceeding legal limits in eleven types of vegetables.The decision to prohibit produce sales is another potentially devastating blow to a part of northeast Japan hit by the earthquake and tsunami.
      U.S nuclear agency forms plant safety task force. 
  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to begin a review of plant safety in the United States following the earthquake-induced crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.The commission voted to create a task force of senior managers and former agency experts to conduct what the NRC said would be "both short- and long-term analysis of the lessons that can be learned from the situation in Japan." President Barack Obama said he had asked the independent agency for a "comprehensive review of the safety of our domestic nuclear plants in light of the natural disaster that unfolded in Japan."The review will supplement existing programs to ensure plant safety, Commission Chairman Greg Jaczko said.We will perform a systematic and methodical review to see if there are changes that should be made to our programs and regulations to ensure protection of public health and safety," he said.