Saturday, 12. March 2011
Topic: nuclear power - on March 12, 2011 at 5:01:00 PM CET
Meltdown fear after nuclear plant blast
A nuclear reactor damaged by Japan's biggest earthquake may be starting to melt down, local nuclear authorities have warned.
There was a large explosion inside a concrete reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 power station about 220 kilometres north of Tokyo after the reactor's cooling system failed.
Smoke was seen billowing from the plant last night, four people were injured and radioactivity had risen 20-fold.
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