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Owner of Japanese Nuclear Plant Confirms Additional Meltdowns

HeadlineMay 24, 2011

The owner of Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility has confirmed there were additional meltdowns of fuel rods at three of the plant’s reactors in the days following the tsunami and earthquake. Tokyo Electric Power Co. had previously acknowledged a meltdown at the Number One reactor, but now says meltdowns also occurred at Numbers Two and Three.

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