> A hole has been observed in the reactor. Radioactive
> material has been released to the environment.
I was just watching the press conference, and I could have sworn they said that the hole was in the reactor housing, and that little to no radiation was being released from this reactor. I was only paying half-attention though.
I agree that the information was highly confusing. I also thought I heard this, but what I wrote is I believe correct nonetheless. :-(
The english translation is very poor. Yesterday they used the phrase: "there is a small chance of a massive release of radioactive material". The correct translation was in fact, "there is little chance that there has been any substantial release of radioactive material"
