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Power lines up in progress at Japan nuclear plant ERIC TALMADGE MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Workers at a leaking nuclear complex hooked up power lines to all six of its reactor units, but other repercussions from a massive earthquake and tsunami still rippled across Japan as economic losses mounted at three flagship companies. The progress on the electrical lines at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was a welcome and significant advance Tuesday after days of setbacks. With the power l...
Some progress seen in Japan's nuclear crisis ERIC TALMADGE MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Japanese officials reported progress Sunday in their battle to gain control over a leaking, tsunami-stricken nuclear complex, though the crisis was far from over, with the discovery of more radiation-tainted vegetables and tap water adding to public fears about contaminated food and drink. The announcement by Japan's Health Ministry late Sunday that tests had detected excess amounts of radioactive elements on c...
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Nuclear plant operators trying to avoid complete reactor meltdowns said Thursday that they were close to completing a new power line that might end Japan's crisis, but several ominous signs have also emerged: a surge in radiation levels, unexplained white smoke and spent fuel rods that U.S. officials said could be on the verge of spewing radioactive material. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko said in Washington on Wednesday that all the water was gone from the spent fuel p...
Meltdown threat rises at Japanese nuclear plant ERIC TALMADGE MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SOMA, Japan — Water levels dropped precipitously Monday inside a Japanese nuclear reactor, twice leaving the uranium fuel rods completely exposed and raising the threat of a meltdown, hours after a hydrogen explosion tore through the building housing a different reactor. Water levels were restored after the first decrease, but the rods remained partially exposed late Monday night, increasing the risk of the spread of radiation and t...
9K flee as Japan's nuke-plant crisis intensifies ERIC TALMADGE MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press KORIYAMA, Japan — Japanese officials warned of a possible second explosion Sunday at a nuclear plant crippled by the earthquake and tsunami as they raced to stave off multiple reactor meltdowns, but they provided few details about whether they were making progress. More than 180,000 people have evacuated the area, and up to 160 may have been exposed to radiation. Four nuclear plants in northeastern Japan have reported damage, b...
1 Local residents form a long line at a water station set up at a park at Koriyama, northeastern Japan, on Saturday, one day after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast. AP Photo/Kyodo News 2 A man stands on a street scattered with rubble, boats and vehicles at Miyako, northeastern Japan, on Saturday, one day after a giant earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast. AP Photo/Kyodo News 3. In this video image taken from NTV Japan via APTN, smoke rises from Unit 1 of Fukushima...
