Tuesday
Mar152011
Reactor 4 extinguished, fuel pool water may be boiling
The blaze at No. 4 reactor -- which was not in service at the time of the quake -- was put out, but water in the pool storing spent nuclear fuel may be boiling, causing the water level to drop and potentially exposing the rods, a spokesman for the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said. MyFoxDetroit