Japan Nuke Workers Flee Plant After Smoke Plume

Workers evacuate Fukushima plant in latest setback; U.S. says containment structures holding for 3 damaged reactors

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By CBS/AP

Story Created: Mar 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Mar 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM AKDT

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Updated at 12:31 p.m. ET

 

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Containment at three reactors at Japan's crippled nuclear plants is currently intact, U.S. nuclear regulators said, although a plume of smoke from two buildings Monday temporarily stalled critical work to reconnect power lines and restore cooling systems.

 

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Workers are racing to bring the nuclear plant under control, but the process is proceeding in fits and starts, stalled by incidents like the smoke and by the need to work methodically to make sure wiring, pumps and other machinery can be safely switched on.

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