‘At one point, advisors to then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan began referring to a worst-case scenario that would not only force the evacuation of tens of millions of Tokyo residents, but could also cause widespread environmental damage across Japan, the report says. At the same time, Kan’s staff continued to assure the Japanese public and the international community that the situation was under control.’
via Japan feared ‘demonic chain reaction’ at reactor, report says – latimes.com.