Water May Have Reached Reactor as Workers Battle Radiation
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Water cannons may have had some success in cooling one reactor at Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, while the United Nations nuclear agency said the situation remained “very serious.”
Cannons and helicopters were used to douse the plant yesterday as workers tried to stem radioactive pollution from the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Some water may have reached the No. 3 reactor, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. official said. Engineers worked during the night to connect a power cable that may help get Fukushima’s cooling systems working again.