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This is a graph of the spread of RADS (which is "unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joules per kilogram of irradiated material." according to Princeton) from the Fukushima Daiichi Plant from the Australian Radiator Services. A huge number of RADS can travel from Japan, all the way to the U.S. in a matter of 6 to 10 days.

BBC news explains the nuclear alert in Fukushima, Japan.

The Telegraph news paper shows and explains to usabout the tsunami.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Japanese nuclear industry have agreed that Japan won't be experience a Chernobyl incident. The IAEA provided a scale for nuclear accidents and the Fukushima is at level 4 while Chernobyl was at level 7.

The data for the Nuclear plants in Fukishima, Japan.

Japan earthquake: Ian Sample on efforts to contain the nuclear accidentAfter three explosions and two fires at the Fukushima nuclear plant workers seem to be losing the battle to contain the radiation. Day by day Ian Sample will be talking us through all the developments, starting with 15 March. Click through to follow the latest events ...

This is a news about pump fails at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi.

This shows why the people in Japan are worried by the radiation.