Japan still struggles with the effects of powerful earthquake, devastating tsunami and multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant [More]
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By Declan Butler of Nature magazine How much radiation is 'unsafe' for humans? For those exposed to fallout from the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the question is all too real. [More]
Read More »TEPCO wary of Fukushima radiation leak exceeding Chernobyl
April 12 (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's crippledFukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Tuesday that they [More]
Read More »Japan raises nuclear crisis severity to highest level
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan raised the severity of itsnuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to a level [More]
Read More »The Meltdown That Wasn’t: Quick Decisions Prevented a Bigger Nuclear Catastrophe
By Geoff Brumfiel T The magnitude-9.0 earthquake rocked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station at 2:46 p.m. [More]
Read More »Video: Japan’s survival staples in short supply
Japanese citizens rush to the stores to stock up on survival supplies fearing a possible nuclear meltdown and radiation stemming from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Lucy Craft reports.
Read More »Should Japan’s Nuclear Reactor Crisis Kill the Nuclear Renaissance?
The hydrogen explosions, melting fuel rods and radiation leaks at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are having an immediate impact on perceptions of nuclear power worldwide, at a time when many countries are earnestly searching for alternatives to fossil fuels. Safety will be a major concern, particularly as emergency workers in Japan continue to battle to keep spent fuel rods stored on site at Fukushima Daiichi from melting down. [More]
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