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Half of Fukushima children are radioactive
Nearly a quarter of the medical samples of children living in areas of radioactive contamination from the Fukushima nuclear power plant (Japan) give positive results for…
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Strong earthquake shook Fukushima, Japan
A strong earthquake of 6.4 Richter occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan this morning, but did not pose a tsunami risk.
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Record high radiation at Japanese nuclear power plant
Toyko Electric Company (TEPCO) said yesterday it recorded a record high radiation level at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
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Japan suffers from a strong earthquake
The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that there was another strong seismic shaking in northeastern Japan - which had suffered heavy losses due to the double earthqu…
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Earthquake in Fukushima, Japan power plant area
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean early this morning, near the area once destroyed by seismic and tsunami in Japan.
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Tsunami in Japan after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Northeast Japan at 9h57 am July 10 caused tsunamis with a height of 10cm in the three provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
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Leaked more than a dozen tons of radioactive water in Japan
Tons of radioactive water have been detected leaking into the groundwater system below the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Japan planted radiation-resistant sunflowers
Last March earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused a nuclear disaster that made Cesi (Cs) radioactive material quite high in Fukushima prefecture and surrounding areas.
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Japan temporarily stopped cleaning contaminated water
On June 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) forced a halt to the contaminated water cleanup campaign at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant just five hours af…
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Unable to stabilize Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on May 30 that the stability period of the crisis at the nuclear power plant by the end of this year is not possible.
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Explosion at Japanese nuclear power plant
An explosion occurred at Japan's Fukushima I nuclear power plant complex, however the level of radiation did not increase as no one was injured.
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Japan has underestimated the risk of tsunamis
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded that Japan has overlooked the risk of tsunami in the design and operation of the Fukushima I. nuclear power p…
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IAEA called on Japan to reform nuclear safety
Japan's response to the incident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is
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Japan: Vietnamese people are still missing in the March 11 disaster
Japan has just officially confirmed that 24 foreigners were killed in the double 11/3 northeast disaster in the country, while dozens of other foreigners were missing -…
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Japan announced a new roadmap to troubleshoot Fukushima I
The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) have just announced a new roadmap for troubleshooting at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant, on the sam…