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Japan nuclear crisis ebbing, U.S. experts say
Although the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has not yet been stabilized, there is no evidence that overheating during the last month has resulted in any melting of the reactor vessels or their containment structures, Obama administration...Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Japan, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)
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Japan nuclear plant operator reports some success on leak
The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant said Wednesday that it had apparently contained at least one leak that was allowing radiation to seep into the sea.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. had said Tuesday that it had found iodine-131 at 7.5 million times...Tags: Government, Stock Market, Tokyo (Japan), Electricity Production and Distribution, Japan
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Japan clears discharge of some radioactive water into sea
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant began releasing thousands of tons of radioactive water into the sea Monday evening under an emergency measure approved by the government to make room in storage tanks for far more severely...Tags: Government, Entertainment, Japan, Building Material, Television
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Japan raises nuclear crisis rating to highest level
Japanese nuclear regulatory officials Tuesday raised the severity rating at the earthquake- and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant to the highest level by international standards, equaling the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown in the former Soviet Union....Tags: Tokyo (Japan), International Atomic Energy Agency, Japan, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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In Japan, a homecoming of desperation in the nuclear zone
The white minivan stole along back roads, careful to avoid police checkpoints. The pair inside wore face masks and white gloves. They were nervous, furtive even.
Their mission: drive up to a home in this deserted town, rush inside and grab what they...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Japan, Vehicles, Nuclear Power
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Plan devised to stabilize crippled Japanese nuclear plant
The operator of the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant said Sunday that it hoped to stabilize the facility's reactors by the beginning of next year in a state known as a cold shutdown.
The plan for the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is Tokyo Electric...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Electricity Production and Distribution, Japan, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Companies and Corporations
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Robots find radiation still too deadly for humans to enter 2 Japan reactor units
Readings Monday from robots that entered two crippled buildings at Japan's tsunami-flooded nuclear plant for the first time in more than a month showed a harsh environment still too radioactive for workers to enter. Nuclear officials said the radiation...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Employees, Japan, Companies and Corporations, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Japan fears post-quake rise in suicides
Naoko Sugimoto has heard the news through the nation's fledgling mental health grapevine, ominous reports of suicides in the region devastated by last month's magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami.
It's a trickle she fears may soon become a river: the...Tags: Government, Employees, Japan, Suicide, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Nuclear Peril
The tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, wiping out its backup power supply. The release of radioactive material into the air, land and sea became one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.Tags: Hazardous Materials
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Animal welfare: Japan's 'Katrina moment'?
Opinion L.A.The Humane Society of the United States is no stranger to the political stage. For example, the organization aggressively pushes state ballot measures on animal welfare and has called for a boycott of Canadian seafood until the fishing industry agrees....... -
China's salt hoarders spice up the news
Opinion L.A.In China, salt hoarders grab headlines.... -
Traces of radioactive iodine are found in herd’s milk
L.A. NOWTrace amounts of radioactive iodine have been found in the milk of cows in a herd used for teaching purposes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, state officials said Friday. The levels of iodine-131-- a substance that does not occur......
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