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How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown

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The operating reactors at Fukushima Daiichi power station automatically shut down during the earthquake.
But after subsequent cooling failures, two of them went into partial meltdown.

from-http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html?ref=asia   

The Dangers of Storing Spent Fuel

Dangerous conditions can occur if water drains from pools storing radioactive fuel rods.

From-http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html?ref=world

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