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Radioactive Water Leak Plugged at Fukushima Plant

HeadlineApr 06, 2011

The operator of Japan’s tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has plugged a leak of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano made the announcement earlier today.

Yukio Edano: “We have received reports that this morning at around 5:38 a.m., the leak at the cable pit of reactor No. 2 stopped. We are still checking to see if it has stopped completely. Just because this leak has stopped, we still need to see how the other areas are doing. We have received reports that this is being investigated thoroughly.”

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