Japan Nuclear Plant's one reactor cracks 30 centimeter

Fukushima : Japan | Apr 02, 2011 at 1:54 AM PDT

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The operators of Japan's crippled Nuclear Plant have identified a thirty centimeter crack in one of the reactors.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company said efforts are being made to take samples from the ocean near the Fukushima nuclear plant to determine the level of contamination.

Meanwhile, the Japanese Prime Minister today visited the base camp for workers trying to stabilize the crippled plant.

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