Several nuclear reactors are having issues in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami on 3/11
From: http://www.channel4.com/news/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-interactive-video-timeline
Monday 14 March
Local news channels broadcast footage of smoke rising from the No.3 reactor and reports another hydrogen explosion at the plant.
Later Japan's nuclear safety agency confirms a new explosion rocked the nuclear power complex, sending a plume of smoke into the air - but officials say the primary containment vessel at the No.3 reactor is not damaged.
Water levels at the No.2 reactor fall and its cooling functions stop. News reports suggest the nuclear fuel rods in the reactor are now fully exposed. A meltdown of the fuel rods cannot be ruled out, local news sources say.
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