Environmental analysis fears after second nuclear explosion in Japan

Environmental analysis experts are likely to be extremely fearful of the potential implications a second nuclear explosion has caused in Japan.

Friday's (March 11th 2011) tsunami off the coast of Japan has caused a huge disaster in the Asian country, with tens of thousands of people feared dead.

However, environmental officials have now turned their attention to the huge potential consequences of explosions at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in the country, caused as a result of the earthquake.

More than 180,000 people have been evacuated from areas surrounding the nuclear site, which is 150 miles from Tokyo, as it is feared that many could be exposed to dangerous levels of nuclear radiation.

Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano tried to allay the concerns of environmental analysis experts by saying the spread of radiation into the atmosphere is unlikely.

"There is little possibility that radioactive materials are being released in large amounts," the New York Times reported him as saying.

Posted by Lauren Steadman