"An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Saturday blew the roof off one building, brought down walls and caused a radiation leak of unspecified proportions, Japanese officials said, after Friday’s huge earthquake caused critical failures in the plant’s cooling system. "

Matthew L. Wald reports for the New York Times March 12, 2011. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Authorities Presume Meltdowns Underway at Fukushima Plant" (Washington Post) [3]

"Japan Evacuates Thousands From Vicinity of Two Nuclear Power Plants" (Washington Post)
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"Nuclear power industry watches warily as Japan's aging reactor is hit hard" (Washington Post) [5]

"How the Nuclear Emergency Unfolded" (Washington Post) [6]

"Japan Floods Nuclear Reactor Crippled by Quake in Effort to Avert Meltdown" (New York Times)
[7]
Six Reactor Units Now Failed at Fukushima Plant (Los Angeles Times)
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"Quake-Hit Japan Nuclear Plant Faces Fresh Threat" (Reuters)
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 "For Battered Japan, a New Threat: Nuclear Meltdown" (AP) [10]