08-02-2011, 06:38 PM
Try reading the stories again. They're about hot spots within the plant, probably filters that have concentrated the radioactive material. That could pose a problem if they interfere with shutting down the reactors fully, and obviously they have to figure out what to do with them, but little or nothing has been coming out of the plant for months. The real problem is the contamination of the immediate area, which is going to be around for a very long time.