An external transmission line has been connected to Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant and authorities say electricity can be supplied.
In a statement Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it "planned to supply Unit 2 [reactor No. 2] first, followed by Unit 1, Unit 3 and Unit 4 ... because Unit 2 is expected to be less damaged".
The connection may provide a breakthrough to engineers desperately trying to avert a nuclear disaster after the country was hit by an earthquake and (…)