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| 2013 Apr.5 |
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Japan nuclear plant loses power for hours The cooling system for a nuclear reactor at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant lost power for hours Friday afternoon but was operational again
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| 2013 Mar.20 |
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Rat linked to Fukushima power outage A rat may have caused this week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, says the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco)
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| 2013 Mar.18 |
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Power failure hits Fukushima plant A power failure at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant has affected cooling systems for spent fuel ponds
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| 2013 Mar.10 |
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Japan marks quake and tsunami anniversary Services are being held in Japan to mark the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck two years ago
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| 2013 Feb.28 |
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Report outlines Fukushima's radiation toll The WHO report highlights the psychological effects of disaster -- fear, anxiety and depression
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| 2012 Oct.26 |
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Fish off Fukushima still contaminated Radiation levels in fish caught near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remain high long after the 2011 meltdowns there, suggesting contamination
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| 2012 Aug.22 |
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Record radiation found in fish near Fukushima Cesium measuring 258 times the amount that government deems safe for consumption has been found in fish near the damaged nuclear power plant
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| 2012 Jul.21 |
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Japan to probe Tepco 'cover-up' The government will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation
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| 2012 Jul.4 |
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 Parliament releases Fukushima probe report   A Japanese parliamentary panel releases its report into the handling of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, after months of hearings
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| 2012 Jun.15 |
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Japan PM orders reactor restart Japan will restart two nuclear reactors - the first to go back online since all the country's plants were closed following last year's Fukushima crisis
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| 2012 May.25 |
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Fukushima radiation worse than feared Japan's utility said that more radiation than previously thought was released into the atmosphere in March 2011
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| 2012 Feb.13 |
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Stricken Fukushima nuclear plant 'heating up' A faulty thermometer is likely to blame for rising temperatures inside a stricken nuclear reactor at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant
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| 2011 Dec.26 |
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Fukushima report notes failures A lack of preparedness for a disaster and failures in the response to it exacerbated the effects of the nuclear accident at Fukushima plant in March
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| 2011 Dec.15 |
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Japan declares Fukushima stable Engineers have brought the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to a 'cold shutdown condition', nine months after the earthquake and tsunami
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| 2011 Dec.5 |
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Radioactive water leaking at Fukushima Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water
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| 2011 Nov.1 |
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Fukushima cleanup may take decades The decommissioning of four reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will likely take more than 30 years to complete
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| 2011 Oct.18 |
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Reactors to shut down ahead of schedule Engineers may be able to complete the shutdown of damaged reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ahead of schedule
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| 2011 Sep.10 |
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Trade minister Hachiro quits over gaffe Japan's new trade minister has quit after calling the area around the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant a 'town of death'
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| 2011 Aug.15 |
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Japan redesigns nuclear safety agency Nuclear safety agency will be placed under the control of the Environment Ministry, in a move stemming from the meltdown at the Fukushima plant
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| 2011 Aug.3 |
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Japan dismisses nuclear officials Three men in charge of nuclear power safety and policy have been sacked amid the ongoing crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant
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| 2011 Aug.2 |
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Workers find ultra-high radiation levels The operator of crippled nuclear plant has detected the highest radiation levels at the facility since the initial earthquake and tsunami
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| 2011 Jul.19 |
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Japan bans beef shipment from Fukushima Map of Fukushima Japan| Japan is banning all shipments of cattle raised in the prefecture amid fears that the meat may have been contaminated from radiation | |
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| 2011 Jul.18 |
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Japan scrambles to protect reactor Workers in Japan scrambled to build a protective covering over a damaged nuclear reactor ahead of an approaching powerful typhoon
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| 2011 Jul.12 |
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Radioactive meat circulating on market Cesium contaminated meat from six Fukushima cows was delivered to Japanese markets and probably ingested
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| 2011 Jul.10 |
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Slow progress at Japan's Fukushima plant Four months after devastating earthquake and tsunami, operators at the nuclear power plant are still grappling with the crisis
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| 2011 Jul.5 |
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Japan 'plans atomic stress tests' Japan is to conduct safety tests on all its nuclear plants after an earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi plant
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| 2011 Jun.27 |
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Radiation in Fukushima residents Japanese researchers have found radiation in all 15 people tested last month from the area near the crippled nuclear power plant
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| 2011 Jun.17 |
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Fukushima water clean-up halted Operators of nuclear plant have suspended an operation to clean contaminated water hours after it began due to a rapid rise in radiation
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| 2011 Jun.14 |
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Japan to hand out radiation meters to kids Officials of hard-hit city will begin handing out radiation measuring devices to 34,000 children in a plan to help calm fears about radiation
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| 2011 Jun.6 |
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Japan confirms nucl. reactors' meltdown Map of Fukushima Japan| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced full meltdowns at three reactors in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami in March | |
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| 2011 May.25 |
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Holes feared in 2 of nuclear reactors Map of Fukushima Japan| Two of the damaged reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may be riddled with holes | |
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| 2011 May.20 |
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Tepco head quits after $15bn loss Map of Fukushima Japan| The president of Tepco, which operates crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, has resigned as the firm reported a loss of 1.25tn yen | |
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| 2011 May.13 |
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Compensation plan for nuclear disaster Map of Fukushima Japan| The Japanese government announced a compensation plan for the victims affected by the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant | |
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| 2011 May.4 |
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Workers enter Fukushima reactor Workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have entered one of its reactor buildings for the first time since it was hit by a powerful quake
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| 2011 Apr.20 |
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Japan to enforce nuclear evacuation zone Map of Fukushima Japan| Japan will begin enforcing an often-flouted evacuation order and keep people out of the 20-km zone around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant | |
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| 2011 Apr.17 |
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Reactors could take 9 months to stop Engineers will need six to nine months to bring the damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to heel
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| 2011 Apr.16 |
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Nuclear crisis could last 2-3 more months Expert: Japan will likely need two to three more months to bring an end to the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
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| 2011 Apr.15 |
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Japan nuclear plant told to pay evacuees Map of Fukushima Japan| The owners of the crippled Fukushima power plant must start paying up to 1 million yen per household to residents displaced or forced indoors | |
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| 2011 Apr.14 |
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Possible damage to spent nuclear fuel Map of Fukushima Japan| Japanese regulators discounted concerns about damage to the still-potent spent fuel from the Fukushima nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor | |
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| 2011 Apr.12 |
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Japan PM seeks to calm food fears Map of Fukushima Japan| Naoto Kan says produce from the region around the Fukushima plant is safe to eat despite radiation leaks | |
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| 2011 Apr.11 |
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Japan raises nuclear crisis level The decision was taken because of radiation measured at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant
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| 2011 Apr.11 |
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More towns to evacuate around reactors Map of Fukushima Japan| Japan's government called for evacuations from several towns beyond the danger zone already declared around the nuclear power plant | |
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| 2011 Apr.9 |
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Japan tightens nuclear backup rules A brief video clip captures the massive tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant
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| 2011 Apr.8 |
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Workers return to crippled nuclear plant Map of Fukushima Japan| Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station returned to the plant Friday after a strong aftershock forced them to leave a day earlier | |
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| 2011 Apr.5 |
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Radioactive water leak stopped Map of Fukushima Japan The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped
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| 2011 Apr.4 |
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Radiation tests in Japan schools Map of Fukushima Japan| Officials in the Fukushima region of Japan start an emergency programme to measure radiation levels in school playgrounds. | |
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| 2011 Apr.4 |
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Japan dumps radioactive water in sea Workers at quake-hit nuclear plant dump water with low levels of contamination into the sea so more highly radioactive water can be stored
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| 2011 Apr.3 |
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Fukushima workers' bodies found Map of Fukushima Japan| The bodies of two workers killed by the 11 March tsunami are found in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, as work continues to seal a leak | |
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| 2011 Mar.31 |
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Warning on Japan evacuation zone UN nuclear monitors have advised Japan to consider expanding the evacuation zone around the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant
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| 2011 Mar.30 |
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Japan to scrap stricken reactors Japan is to decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant
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| 2011 Mar.30 |
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High radiation levels found in seawater Map of Fukushima Japan| Radioactive iodine at more than 3,000 times the regulatory limit has been found in ocean water near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant | |
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| 2011 Mar.29 |
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Workers scramble to prevent water leak Workers at crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant faced a difficult balancing act as they struggled to keep reactors coo
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| 2011 Mar.29 |
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Japan on 'maximum' nuclear alert Map of Fukushima Japan| Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said his government is in a state of maximum alert over the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant | |
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| 2011 Mar.28 |
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New radiation leak at Japan plant Highly radioactive water has been found for the first time outside one of the reactor buildings at quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant
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| 2011 Mar.28 |
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Radioactive water found outside plant Map of Fukushima Japan| Water found in a tunnel at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has alarmingly high radiation readings | |
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| 2011 Mar.26 |
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Sea radiation 1,250 times normal Levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the Fukushima nuclear plant spiked to more than 1,250 times higher than normal
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| 2011 Mar.25 |
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Reactor core might be leaking Map of Fukushima Japan Authorities raised the prospect of a likely breach in the all-important containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at the stricken nuclear power plant
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| 2011 Mar.24 |
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Plant workers' radiation exposure high The water that 3 men were exposed while working at the Fukushima Daiichi had 10,000 times the amount of radiation typical for that location
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| 2011 Mar.24 |
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Smoke stops at nuclear plant Map of Fukushima Japan| One day after black smoke prompted an evacuation, workers returned to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant | |
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| 2011 Mar.23 |
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Japan nuclear plant work resumes Engineers have resumed work to restore the cooling system of reactor 3 at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
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| 2011 Mar.22 |
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Power restored to reactor's control room Health Ministry reported finding radioactive materials at levels 'drastically exceeding' limits in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima Prefecture
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| 2011 Mar.21 |
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Work resumes at Japanese reactor Efforts resume to restore power and cool damaged reactors at Fukushima nuclear reactor, despite smoke and steam rising from the plant
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| 2011 Mar.21 |
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Smoke spews from nuclear plant's reactors Map of Fukushima Japan| Smoke spewed Monday from two adjacent reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant | |
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| 2011 Mar.20 |
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Cooling efforts at nuclear reactor Crews resumed spraying water at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility. Workers have begun to see some success
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| 2011 Mar.20 |
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Food products limited from nuclear area Map of Fukushima Japan Japan slapped restrictions on some food produced in two provinces around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
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| 2011 Mar.20 |
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Japan warns on quake deaths rise Japanese police say 15,000 people may have died in one prefecture alone, as efforts to tackle the Fukushima nuclear crisis go on
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| 2011 Mar.19 |
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Food from farms near plant radioactive Map of Fukushima Japan| Crews struggling to bring the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control had some success as cooling systems were working | |
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| 2011 Mar.19 |
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Power hopes rise at Japan plant Workers are close to restoring power to cooling systems at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power Fukushima Daiichi plant
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| 2011 Mar.18 |
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Nuclear plant's power restoration closer Efforts accelerated to restore power to reactors' cooling systems at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant
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| 2011 Mar.18 |
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Japan raises threat level at nuclear plant Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the level for the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Friday from a 4 to 5
| Some workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant have already been exposed to more than 100 millisieverts
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| 2011 Mar.17 |
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Japan nuclear plant progress slow Emergency workers are battling to cool and restore power to reactors at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
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| 2011 Mar.17 |
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Cable reaches Japan nuclear plant Engineers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have managed to lay a cable to reactor 2, the UN's nuclear watchdog reports
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| 2011 Mar.16 |
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Water dumped on Japan nuclear plant Helicopters dumped water on and near the Nos. 3 and 4 units at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to halt the nuclear accident
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| 2011 Mar.15 |
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New fire fuels nuclear fears in Japan A new blaze at the damaged nuclear plant is adding to radiation fears in a country racing to avoid a full-on nuclear crisis
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| 2011 Mar.15 |
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Staff withdrawn from Japan plant A spike in radiation levels at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has forced workers to suspend their operation
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| 2011 Mar.14 |
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Radiation fears after Japan blast Explosions at a Japanese quake-stricken nuclear plant have led to radiation levels that can affect human health
| Prime Minister Naoto Kan has urged those living within 30km of the plant to stay indoors
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| 2011 Mar.14 |
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New blast at Japan nuclear plant A quake-stricken nuclear plant in Japan has been hit by a third explosion in four days, amid fears of a meltdown
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| 2011 Mar.14 |
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor Map of Fukushima Japan| Technicians are battling to stabilise a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, which has been rocked by a second blast in three days. | |
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| 2011 Mar.13 |
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Explosion at Japan nuclear plant A second explosion has hit the nuclear plant in Japan that was damaged in Friday's earthquake, but it had resisted the blast
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| 2011 Mar.12 |
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Fears for second Japanese reactor Technicians are battling to lower pressure in a second nuclear reactor at quake-hit Fukushima power plant where radiation levels are rising
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| 2011 Mar.12 |
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Exodus from Japan nuclear plant An estimated 170,000 people have been evacuated from the area around a quake-damaged nuclear power station hat was hit by an explosion
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| 2011 Mar.11 |
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Huge blast at nuclear power plant A massive explosion has struck a Japanese nuclear power plant after devastating earthquake. Officials fear a meltdown at one of the reactors
| A huge pall of smoke was seen coming from the plant and several workers were injured
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