Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Two More Reactors at Japan Plant Suffer Meltdown, Operator Says

The operator of a damaged nuclear power station in north-eastern Japan said on Tuesday a partial fuel meltdown was believed to have taken place at two more reactors at the plant.

The latest update suggested that three of the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were believed to have suffered fuel meltdowns after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant.

The plant has leaked radioactive substances into the environment ever since.

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article2044557.ece