japan nuclear plants

How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown
The operating reactors at Fukushima Daiichi power station automatically shut down during the earthquake.
But after subsequent cooling failures, two of them went into partial meltdown.

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http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/03/13/world/asia/100000000723890/day-3-japan-s-nuclear-woes.html


http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html