Holes drilled in reactor roofs to avoid explosion

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Holes drilled in reactor roofs to avoid explosion

March 19, 2011 - 12:45 By 양승진

OSAKA (AFP) - The operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant on Saturday said engineers bored three holes in each of the roofs of the buildings of reactors 5 and 6 to avoid a potential gas explosion.

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