Rolling blackouts are beginning this week in Japan after their devastating earthquake and tsunami. The energy situation there is dire as several of their nuclear plants have been shut down and two are having much more serious problems. A potential meltdown is an ongoing threat at the second reactor on Japan’s east coast. “Tokyo – A Japanese public broadcasting station reports three people randomly chosen from a hospital that’s located near the damaged nuclear power plant Fukushima Daiichi have tested positive for exposure to radiation. NHK World is reporting that the three patients, who were chosen from the ninety hospital patients awaiting airlift from a local high school, were exposed to radiation and will undergo decontamination. The remaining eighty-seven patients have not been tested for radioactivity. “The hospital is located in Futaba Town about 3 kilometers north of the Fukushima Number One Nuclear Power Plant. It is within 10 kilometers of the quake-damaged plant,” said NHK, citing a statement from Fukushima Prefecture. “They have not yet shown any reaction or physical signs of the radioactive exposure.” The designated evacuation area surrounding Fukushima Daiichi has been increased to 20 kilometers following today’s explosion at the Toyko Electric Power Plant. “Fukushima Prefecture [...]