A new blast may hit Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Sunday.
The Fukushima Number One nuclear power station, about 250 km (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, was hit by a blast on Saturday. The explosion destroyed the reactor turbine building, blowing away its walls and roof, but the local authorities said the reactor itself was not damaged. A steel container covering the reactor has protected it from the blast, they said.
TOKYO, March 12 (RIA Novosti)
