Japan was fighting to avert a nuclear disaster last night as it declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands near a damaged plant. As officials conceded that radiation levels had risen inside one damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi power station, there were fears of a leak with reports last night that the authorities were planning to release radioactive vapour to ease pressure on the reactor. Troops trained to deal with nuclear, biological and chemical disasters were deployed to the plant, while US air force planes were dispatched to deliver coolant to try to control a rise in the…
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