Sunday, 13. March 2011
Topic: nuclear power - on March 13, 2011 at 9:51:00 AM CET
Japan says partial meltdown likely at 2nd reactor
Japan's top government spokesman says a partial meltdown is likely under way at second reactor affected by Friday's massive earthquake.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Sunday that radiation at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima briefly rose above legal limits, but it has since declined significantly.
Three reactors at the plant lost their cooling functions in the aftermath of quake and tsunami because of a power outage.
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