Japanese nuclear official says little of health risks from plant damage

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | 10:20 a.m. CDT; updated 9:16 p.m. CDT, Thursday, March 17, 2011

TOKYO — Conditions at a crippled nuclear power plant deteriorated further Tuesday, with a Japanese nuclear safety official saying that the water inside the waste fuel storage pool for a damaged reactor may be boiling.

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