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As the situation deteriorated, confusion among government officials heightened. Communication breakdowns impeded effective decision-making, leading to serious delays in launching critical emergency procedures. An "Article 15 alert" was sent to the government without proper coordination with Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company), leading to rising tension between workers onsite and executive decision-makers.
The government initially announced there were no reports of radioactive leaks, but the lack of updates created a ripple of uncertainty among the populace, transforming what was once a practical reaction to a natural disaster into a growing concern for a nuclear crisis of unthinkable proportions.