Japan Warns Of Second Nuke Plant Blast

[Purveyor]

Japan's top government spokesman on Sunday warned of the risk of a second explosion at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, but said that reactor three could withstand it as reactor one did a day earlier. "There is the possibility of an explosion in the third reactor, as in the case of the first reactor," chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano told a televised press conference -- adding that the reactor would survive and that there would be no effect on the health of nearby residents.

The previous day, thousands were evacuated following an explosion and leak from the facility's No. 1 reactor in Fukushima, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo.

Strong aftershocks continued to shake Japan's main island as the desperate search pressed on for survivors from Friday massive earthquake and tsunami and the death toll was expected to rise. Media reports say it is likely to exceed 1,800.

Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said radiation levels around the Fukushima Daiichi plant had risen above the safety limit but it did not mean an "immediate threat" to human health.


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[upi402]

1. We all cite FOREIGN sources now

The mention of CNN includes ridicule often as not.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Well the NOOZ in this country is becoming irrelevant