TEPCO finds fresh nuclear fission sign at Fukushima reactor

TEPCO finds fresh nuclear fission sign at Fukushima reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from video footage shows the No. 2 reactor building of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in April 2011 after it was severely damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on Nov. 2, 2011, there may be signs of fresh nuclear fission in the reactor and that it has injected boric acid to control a possible nuclear reaction. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.)(Kyodo)

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