Explosions at three major units of Japan's nuclear power plant occur successively, causing the continuous escalation of the nuclear crisis. Naoto Kan: Japan's current nuclear crisis is different from the Chernobyl nuclear leakage. The New York Times: Japan's nuclear crisis may become a second Chernobyl... Explosions occur successively at three major units of Japan's nuclear power plant and the crisis may lead to consequences that make it... Reviewing the tragedy of Chernobyl for a more intuitive understanding of the consequences of Japan's nuclear crisis.