UN atom chief sees possible Japan plant core damage

The UN nuclear watchdog chief said on Tuesday there might be limited core damage at the No. 2 unit of the earthquake-stricken Fukushima power plant.

Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told a news conference that there was a "possibility of core damage" at unit 2. "The damage is estimated to be less than 5 pct." (Reuters)