Pit in No.2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

Pit in No.2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Handout photo shows a pit in the No.2 reactor at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on April 2, 2011, prior to encasing the fracture in concrete as an emergency measure. Water with high levels of radiation has been confirmed to have seeped into the sea from a crack on the wall of the pit. (Photo courtesy of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency)(Kyodo)

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