Monday, March 14, 2011

MELTDOWN THREAT REMAINS


By Manila Times
meltdownTOKYO: Engineers on Monday struggled to cool three nuclear reactors at an earthquake-damaged Japanese power plant hit by two explosions in as many days.

The latest blast rocked a building housing the number-three reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, 250 kilometers north of Tokyo, and injured 11 people. Officials said that the reactor container was not breached and there was no major rise in radiation levels.
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