After Earthquake, Radiation Leaked From Japanese Nuclear Plant
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — Radioactive material leaked undetected for days at an earthquake-battered nuclear power plant even as the utility was assuring the public that the damage posed no danger to those outside the site, company executives said yesterday.
The news cast more doubt on the plant’s emergency measures and the response by Japan’s largest power company, while the indefinite shutdown of the world’s most powerful electricity generating facility raised serious fears of a summer power shortage.
