Sunday, March 13, 2011

Nuclear Crisis Spreads to 4th Plant: Partial Meltdowns Presumed at Crippled Reactors

Japanese officials struggled on Sunday to contain a quickly escalating nuclear crisis in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, saying they presumed that partial meltdowns had occurred at two crippled reactors, and that they were bracing for a second explosion, even as problems were reported at two more nuclear plants.

That brings the total number of troubled plants to four, including one that is about 75 miles north of Tokyo.



Source: NYTimes

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