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Japan nuke too hot: bot

TOKYO — A pair of robots sent to explore Japan’s crippled nuclear reactor confirmed yesterday that radiation levels are too high for repair crews to go inside.

Nevertheless, officials remained hopeful they can stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi plant by year’s end.

Officials said yesterday that radiation had spiked in a water tank in Unit 2 and contaminated water was discovered in other areas of the plant.