You knew it was coming...
Although, you can applaude them for being proactive in their attempt to garner attention/help, is it really justifiable to put it on the same level as Chernobyl? Sure, it is a level 7, same as a Chernobyl but it seems as this is just a ploy to seduce the media, not trying to downplay their tragedy at all, but still... A 376 foot pop fly just over leftfield wall is not as impressive as a 520 foot towering blast to center is, but they are both homeruns, I guess that is their viewing???
"Tokyo-Japan raised the crisis level at its crippled nuclear plant Tuesday to a severity on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, citing high overall radiation leaks that have contaminated the air, tap water, vegetables and seawater."