more on Japan's nuclear crisis

Despite the heroic efforts of technicians and engineers battling to prevent a full nuclear meltdown at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, radioactive material is still seeping into the surroundings of the power station.

Plutonium has been detected in soil samples near the plant, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said Monday.

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