Workers abandon Japan nuclear plant as crisis worsens

Shinichi Saoshiro and Chisa Fujioka
Reuters
Match 16, 2011

Japan’s nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew briefly from a stricken power plant because of surging radiation levels and a helicopter failed to drop water on the most troubled reactor.

In a sign of desperation, the police will try to cool spent nuclear fuel at one of the facility’s reactors with water cannon, which is normally used to quell riots.

Early in the day another fire broke out at the earthquake-crippled facility, which has sent low levels of radiation wafting into Tokyo in the past 24 hours, triggering fear in the capital and international alarm.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 6:13 am

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