As a result of these ongoing problems, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has raised the International Nuclear Event Scale rating for the Fukushima disaster from a 4 to a 5, the same level as Three Mile Island and meaning an accident with «wider consequences» that might include «several deaths» from radiation. (scientificamerican.com)
This prompted Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority to upgrade the situation from 1 to 3 — a «serious incident» on the 8 - point International Nuclear Event Scale. (newscientist.com)
Participates in nuclear events including transcription, RNA transport, DNA replication and apoptosis. (abcam.com)