Fire at Japanese Nuclear Reactor

Fires occur again at a Japanese nuclear reactor on Wednesday (03/16/2011), one day after that plants emit the same amount of radiation explosion caused panic in Japan are already tense. The fire was quickly resolved. However, the Government of Japan continue to struggle for a series of crises that occur after the earthquake and tsunami of last week to overcome.

The fire took place in reactor number four of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on the morning of Wednesday, said Hajime Motujuku, a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), the plant manager. Smoke was streaming from the roof of reactor number four, said Motujuku.

"We immediately the local government and fire department informed of the subject. We are struggling to deal with these fires," he continued.

However, moments later came the report that the fire was successfully controlled. "We have received information from TEPCO that fire and smoke is not visible and seems to have left alone," said Minoru Ogoda, a spokesman for the Nuclear Security Agency of the state.

Fires and explosions rocked the same reactor on Tuesday, making cracks in the roof. Government announced the failure of a piece of container that the second reactor in Fukushima, 250 kilometers northeast of Tokyo protects.

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