After Quake, Nuclear Worries in Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (July 17) -- A powerful earthquake tipped over barrels of nuclear waste at a power plant in northern Japan, and officials Tuesday were investigating whether there were any radioactive leaks as thousands of quake survivors crowded shelters.

The death toll stood at nine a day after the 6.8-magnitude quake. One person was missing and another 13,000 rendered homeless, as rescue workers rushed to locate any survivors in the rubble - amid fears of landslides - and to restore severed utilities.

The quake caused a leak of water with radioactive material Monday at world's largest nuclear power plant at Kashiwazaki city, near the epicenter, although officials said that leak caused no harm to the environment.

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