Fast Facts about Radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactors

Since a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan and set loose a massive tsunami March 11, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has been scrambling to avert a nuclear disaster at its hardest hit plant. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, home to six nuclear reactors, has witnessed explosions at three reactors and a fire in a spent-fuel pool at a fourth. At two reactors, units No.

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Fast Facts about Radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactors