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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Japan's Fukushima Plant May Have Come Worryingly Close To Another Nuclear Meltdown Thanks To A Hungry Rat

Japan's Fukushima Plant May Have Come Worryingly Close To Another Nuclear Meltdown Thanks To A Hungry Rat

A blackout at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan left three fuel storage pools without fresh cooling water for hours this week, the Associated Press reported, creating fresh fear that a meltdown could occur.
Now the company that runs the plant has announced they think they know what was behind the potentially disastrous power cut — a dead rat.
Tokyo Electric Power Company released this picture of the suspected culprit today:http://www.businessinsider.com/hungry-rat-behind-fukushima-blackout-2013-3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

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