Radiation Level 1,000 Times Too High at Japanese Nuclear Plant

Friday, March 11, 2011 - 18:20 in Physics & Chemistry

The cooling systems at two nuclear plants in Japan have malfunctioned as a result of a 8.9-magnitude earthquake. A buildup of nuclear decay heat has caused a small radiation leak at one reactor site.

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