以下、日経新聞でも報道されました。
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http://www.nikkei.com/news/latest/article/g=96958A9C9381959FE3E4E2E2888DE3E4E2E1E0E2E3E3E2E2E2E2E2E2
福島第１、最も深刻な「レベル７到達も」 米シンクタンク
【ワシントン＝弟子丸幸子】米シンクタンクの科学国際安全保障研究所（ＩＳＩＳ）は15日の声明で、福島第１原発の事故に関し、国際原子力事象評価尺度（ＩＮＥＳ）で２番目に深刻な「レベル６に近づきつつある」との見解を示した。最も深刻な「レベル７に到達する可能性も残念ながらある」とも指摘した。
ＩＳＩＳは、２号機での爆発や４号機建屋からの出火を受け「状況は大幅に悪化している」と説明。「国際社会は緊急事態を阻止するため、日本への支援を強化する必要がある」と、解決策を見いだすため各国の協力を呼び掛けた。
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http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/isis-statement-on-events-at-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-site-in-japan/
ISIS Reports
ISIS Statement on Events at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Site in Japan
March 15, 2011
ISIS assesses that the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has worsened considerably. The explosion in the Unit 2 reactor, the third so far, and the fire in the spent fuel pond in the reactor building for Unit 41 means that this accident can no longer be viewed as a level 4 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) scale that ranks events from 1 to 7. A level 4 incident involves only local radiological consequences. This event is now closer to a level 6, and it may unfortunately reach a level 7.
A level 6 event means that consequences are broader and countermeasures are needed to deal with the radioactive contamination. A level 7 event would constitute a larger release of radioactive material, and would require further extended countermeasures. The international community should increase assistance to Japan to both contain the emergency at the reactors and to address the wider contamination. We need to find a solution together.
1 “Japanese authorities also today informed the IAEA at 04:50 CET that the spent fuel storage pond at the Unit 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is on fire and radioactivity is being released directly into the atmosphere.” 5:15 update: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html
