Fukushima reactor water leak risks delaying crisis plan

Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is leaking water from the centre of the reactor seen as the closest to stabilizing, its operator said on Thursday, risking a delay in its plan to resolve the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, are pumping water at four reactors to bring their nuclear fuel rods to a "cold shutdown" state by January. (Reuters)