The U.S. nuclear regulatory authority (NRC, in English) said on Monday that the situation "appears to be stable in reactors 1, 2 and 3" Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, after the devastating earthquake damaged suffered the country. "Today the situation seems stable for units 1, 2 and 3 (...) by injecting sea water to cool them," said Bill Borchardt, NRC's executive director, at a public hearing.
The official acknowledged however that "gray smoke came out of the reactor 3" on Monday, prompting an evacuation of personnel. "We do not know the cause of the smoke, but we know that no increase in temperature or radioactivity," said Borchardt. "We believe at this stage that the damaged reactor fuel level," he said, adding that the units 1, 2 and 3 of the six central account were working when the quake struck on 11 March. 
The official acknowledged however that "gray smoke came out of the reactor 3" on Monday, prompting an evacuation of personnel. "We do not know the cause of the smoke, but we know that no increase in temperature or radioactivity," said Borchardt. "We believe at this stage that the damaged reactor fuel level," he said, adding that the units 1, 2 and 3 of the six central account were working when the quake struck on 11 March.
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