Japan Earthquake: Radiation Leak Halts Work at Damaged Reactors

Work to stabilize the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was temporarily halted early Wednesday because radiation leaking from the units made the situation unsafe, Japanese officials said. Several hours after work was halted, officials were preparing to return to work but it was unclear whether workers were able to enter the plant, the Associated Press reported. Radiation levels started to rise sharply after steam was seen escaping from unit 3 at the plant, which was...Full Story