Japan Earthquake: Meltdown Alert At Fukushima Reactor -- BBC News
Technicians are battling to stabilise a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant that has been rocked by a second blast in three days.
Sea water is being pumped into reactor 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant after its fuel rods were fully exposed twice.
International nuclear watchdogs said there was no sign of a meltdown but one minister said a melting of rods was "highly likely" to be happening.
The crisis was sparked by Friday's 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami.
Thousands of people are believed to have died, and millions are spending a fourth night without water, food, electricity or gas. More than 500,000 people have been left homeless.
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Third blast at Japan nuclear plant -- BBC
Blast heard at Fukushima's No.2 reactor: gov't -- Kyodo News
Japan crisis: third explosion raises spectre of nuclear nightmare -- The Telegraph
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Rocked by Third Blast; Staff Evacuated -- Bloomberg
Japan nuclear plant rocked by another explosion -- L.A. Times
Japan Earthquake: Third Reactor at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Explodes -- ABC News
Evening Buzz: New Nuclear Reactor Blast in Japan -- CNN
New explosion at Japanese reactor -- Financial Times
Another explosion at Japan plant -- Al Jazeera
New explosion reported at Japan nuclear plant -- CBS News
Radiation levels increase at Japan's Fukushima NPP after another explosion -- RIA Novosti
Wind near quake-hit Japan nuke plant to blow inland on Tuesday -- Reuters
In Stricken Fuel-Cooling Pools, a Danger for the Longer Term -- New York Times
Q&A: How worried should we be about nuclear catastrophe? -- The Independent
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