Residents living 20 to 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex destroyed by the power loss from the earthquake and tsunami have been urged by Tokyo Electric Power Company officials to take shelter inside because radiation levels have risen to levels "harmful to human health."
PLUME UPDATES: Weather forecasts for Fukushima were for snow and wind from the northeast Tuesday evening, blowing southwest toward Tokyo, then shifting and blowing east out to sea. That's important because it shows which direction a possible nuclear cloud might blow. ABC Newsnet5