Off-the-chart temperature readings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant’s damaged No. 2 reactor are due to a faulty thermometer and no cause for alarm, according to plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.
TEPCO’s assessment is backed by the government’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, which comprises academics and nuclear specialists.
The utility also said there was no evidence of the release of nuclear material that would suggest a (…)