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July 22, 2013

Fukushima steam still baffling: TEPCO
Tokyo (AFP) July 19, 2013
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it still did not know what caused steam seen inside a reactor building, nor why it was no longer there. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) spotted water vapour around the fifth floor of the building housing the badly-damaged Reactor 3 on Thursday. The company said it was looking at the possibility that accumulated rainwater had been the cause, but admitted Friday it still did not know for sure. TEPCO, which has faced repeated cri ... read more

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Humanoid robot makes appearance

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Google eyes television over the Internet: reports

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