SIGNS OF COOLING AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI

Japanese nuclear officials reported that temperatures have been lowered at the troubled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as emergency workers continue to try to stabilize the facility to prevent the release of dangerous radioactive materials.


Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the plant’s No. 3 reactor unit – the primary focus of local workers -- has probably become relatively stable after firemen dumped sixty tons of water upon an overheating spent fuel pool at the unit just after midnight. IBT