Pressure, Radiation Rising at Japanese Reactors After Quake
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it lost control of pressure building at three reactors at one of its nuclear power plants, and radiation levels are rising at another after a powerful earthquake shut down the plants’ cooling systems.
The company is venting radioactive vapor at the Dai-Ichi plant in Fukushima, Japan, to reduce the pressure building up from steam inside the reactor containment structure, Tokyo Electric Power said in a statement. It’s preparing to vent at the second plant, also. The company is monitoring radiation from the discharges.