Concerns Grow Over Stability of Fukushima Fuel Pool 4
<div class='node-body'><p>Whether the spent fuel pool at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant Unit 4 can withstand another strong earthquake has become a growing concern around the world.</p>
<p>The greatest concerns among activists, experts and politicians focus on the severely damaged Unit 4, which contains most of the plant's spent fuel, <em>Stars and Stripes</em> - the official newspaper of the United States Armed Forces - <a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/earthquake-disaster-in-japan/concerns-grow-over-stability-of-japan-nuclear-plant-1.178053">reported</a> Wednesday.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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