Japan Atomic Crisis Eases as U.S. Says Worst May Be Over
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Japan had some success cooling reactors at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, bringing two of the six reactors under control and connecting a second electric cable to the station, according to reports.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator, declared Units 5 and 6 safe after cooling water pumped into them reduced temperatures. An electric cable was hooked up to the No. 5 reactor, Kyodo News said, citing Tepco.