The agency said cesium, a radioactive material produced by nuclear fission, was detected near the facility.
Fuel rods were exposed to the air as the water level in the reactor fell, said one observer.
The nuclear agency serves under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
A later explosion at the Japanese nuclear power station tore down the walls of one building on Saturday as smoke poured out and Japanese officials said they feared the reactor could melt down following the failure of its cooling system in Friday's powerful earthquake and tsunami.(video below)
A later explosion at the Japanese nuclear power station tore down the walls of one building on Saturday as smoke poured out and Japanese officials said they feared the reactor could melt down following the failure of its cooling system in Friday's powerful earthquake and tsunami.(video below)
Want to know where the radiation would be headed?
This map shows where a Nuclear radiation plume from Japan may go if it followed the jet-stream to America...
This map shows where a Nuclear radiation plume from Japan may go if it followed the jet-stream to America...
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