DECCAN HERALD
Tokyo, March 28 (DPA)
A partial meltdown has caused the high levels of radioactive materials detected in water at one of the six reactors at an earthquake- and tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant in north-eastern Japan, the government said Monday.
The partial meltdown of spent fuel rods at reactor 2 at the plant in Fukushima, 250 km north-east of Tokyo, was believed to be temporary, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said.
The radiation-contaminated water has been found in an adjacent turbine building of reactor 2 since the March 11 disaster.The contamination hampered the plant operator's work to restore power and cooling functions at the reactors to avert a potential disaster.
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The Deccan Herald is a leading English-language daily newspaper distributed in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is published by the Printers (Mysore) Private Limited and has a number of editions in Bangalore, Hubli, Mysore, Mangalore and Gulbarga.
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