Japan Faces Potential Nuclear Disaster as Radiation Levels Rise

Japan Faces Potential Nuclear Disaster as Radiation Levels Rise

By HIROKO TABUCHI, DAVID E. SANGER and KEITH BRADSHER

Japan faced the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear accident after an explosion further damaged one of the crippled reactors and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive material into the air.

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