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A satellite photo from March 16 shows damage at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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(CNN)<\/b> — Workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been scrambling to cool down fuel rods and prevent the release of additional radioactive material since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the area on March 11.<\/p>\n
Here is a summary of the status of each of the plant’s six reactors and surrounding buildings, according to the non-profit Japan Atomic Industrial Forum and Tokyo Electric Power Co.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Reactor No. 1<\/b><\/p>\n Seawater did more damage to Reactor 1 than previously believed, and the unit will take longer to repair than expected, TEPCO reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n Fuel rods have been partly exposed, and the core of reactor is believed to have been damaged. The building that houses the reactor was severely damaged in a hydrogen explosion March 12, but the containment vessel — the steel and concrete shell that insulates radioactive material inside — was not damaged.<\/p>\n Workers have been pumping a mix of seawater and boron into the reactor to prevent further core damage until coolant systems can be brought back on line.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reactor No. 2<\/b><\/p>\n Coolant pumps and electrical components were damaged at Reactor No. 2, and the earliest those parts can be replaced is Wednesday, TEPCO reported.<\/p>\n Officials say fuel inside the reactor has been partially exposed as temperatures rose and water levels dropped. Workers have injected seawater into the reactor.<\/p>\n The reactor building has been slightly damaged, and a suspected explosion March 15 may have damaged the reactor’s containment vessel.<\/p>\n White smoke emerged from the building Monday and Tuesday, but the cause had not been determined.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reactor No. 3<\/b><\/p>\n Officials say fuel inside the reactor has been partially exposed as temperatures rose and water levels dropped. Workers have injected seawater into the reactor.<\/p>\n A pool containing spent fuel rods is a chief concern. Firefighters continued dousing the pool with water Tuesday to keep those rods, which contain radioactive material, cool.<\/p>\n Gray smoke emerged from the building Monday. By Tuesday, the smoke was white and was dissipating. Officials have not said what caused it.<\/p>\n The building was severely damaged in a hydrogen explosion March 14.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reactor No. 4<\/b><\/p>\n At least one fire and an explosion severely damaged the building on March 15.<\/p>\n The reactor does not contain any fuel rods, but the pool that houses the spent fuel rods is a chief concern. Crews used cement pumps to spray water on the pool Tuesday to keep the fuel rods cool. No damage is suspected in the reactor’s containment vessel.<\/p>\n Tokyo Electric Power Co. hopes to restore power to this reactor Tuesday, which could bring cooling systems back online.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reactor No. 5<\/b><\/p>\n Workers created vent holes in the building’s roof to avoid a hydrogen explosion.<\/p>\n The cooling system is working and powered by a generator. That controls the temperature of the reactor, which is in cold shutdown, and the pool containing spent fuel rods.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reactor No. 6<\/b><\/p>\n Workers created vent holes in the building’s roof to avoid a hydrogen explosion.<\/p>\n The cooling system is working and powered by a generator. That controls the temperature of the reactor, which is in cold shutdown, and the pool containing spent fuel rods.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Find up-to-the-minute updates on the situation in Japan with CNN’s This Just In blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The world continues to mobilize to help victims after a series of diasters hit Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Affected by the quake or tsunami? Tell iReport. Don’t do anything that could put you at risk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The tsunami crisis propels Japan’s youth into action. 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