World | Fukushima Daiichi Japan Nuclear Pool Near Boiling Point Work resumes at stricken plant By Rob Quinn Posted Mar 22, 2011 4:45 AM CDT Copied Gray smoke rises from Unit 3 of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan yesterday. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co.) Workers resumed efforts to bring Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex under control today but a pool for storing spent fuel at the plant has presented yet another problem, AP reports. A nuclear safety official says the pool is heating up and temperatures are at or near the boiling point. The pool is believed to be the source of steam that has risen from Fukushima's second unit since yesterday and if the water bubbles away, fuel rods will be exposed and more radiation will be released. Smoke from a damaged reactor forced workers to evacuate yesterday. Read These Next It's a survival story fit for a sea shanty. Off-roading crash claims life of influencer couple Democrats get good news in their 2026 Senate quest. Dee from the show What's Happening!! is dead at 60. Report an error