Japan’s nuclear watchdog has detected an additional radioactive leak from the atomic power plant damaged in this week’s earthquake, Kyodo News agency reported today.

A top power company official defended safety standards at an earthquake-ravaged Japanese nuclear plant today, even as the company said a radioactive leak was bigger than reported.

A top power company official defended safety standards at an earthquake-ravaged nuclear plant in Japan today, even as the government pressed for more details about radioactive leaks.