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U.S. regulator saw serious Fukushima fuel damage soon after disaster
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- A senior official of the U.S. nuclear regulatory agency said Thursday he had believed there was a "strong likelihood" of serious core damage and core melt in reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in the days after the March disaster in Japan. "There were numerous...- whoosh
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Core of Fukushima #2 melted through the floor, explosion is possible (China Syndrome)
WASHINGTON — The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that some of the core of a stricken Japanese reactor had probably leaked from its steel pressure vessel into the bottom of the containment structure, implying that the damage was even worse than previously thought. The...- whoosh
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Japan investigation into nuclear plant radiation leak | Suspected breach in core !
The Japanese government says an investigation is under way to establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, which left two workers in hospital. The plant's operator says dangerously high radiation levels recorded in water at one reactor raise the...- whoosh
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