Under its terms, Siemens would replace the reactor instrumentation and control mechanisms supplied by Moscow.

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TOKYO Japan's nuclear crisis showed signs of spinning out of control Tuesday, after officials reported a third explosion and warned of possible damage to a critical reactor container at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex.

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