8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan + Tsunami and Alerts

And if you have read mine, you would understand that there are various environments for the fuel rods to be exposed to, some dangerous, some not.

With radiation being detected 60 miles away, and two explosions being reported, I'd think this is rather dangerous.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/na...uke14.html

Edit: and fuel rods have/are at risk of melting.

I found information from one of the people that assisted in building the power plants:

Japanese engineer Masashi Goto, who helped design the containment vessel for Fukushima's reactor core, says the design was not enough to withstand earthquakes or tsunamis and the plant's builders, Toshiba, knew this. More on Mr Goto's remarks to follow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698