Naoto Kan says the situation at disaster-hit power plant is unpredictable as officials fear breach at one reactor.
Japan’s prime minister has warned the situation at the country’s quake-hit nuclear power plant remains “unpredictable” after officials said they suspected a breach in the reactor core of a unit at the complex.
“The current situation is still very unpredictable. We’re working to stop the situation from worsening. We need to continue to be extremely vigilant,” Naoto Kan said on Friday.
He also praised emergency workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan, which was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago, for “risking their lives” in the battle to control the situation.
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