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Japan shakes by a 7.3-degree earthquake, with tsunamis
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported that a 7.3-magnitude quake struck October 26 that rocked the east coast of Japan.
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Discovered more leakage of contaminated water in Fukushima 1
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on October 2 that it has detected a leak of contaminated water in the upper part of a storage tank named 'Nam B' on the Fukushi…
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Japan: More than 1000 tons of contaminated water flows into the sea
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant, on September 17, said it poured out into the Pacific a total of 1,130 ton…
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The magnitude of the magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Fukushima
At 2:25 am, Fukushima Prefecture, Northeast Japan, was shaken by the magnitude 5.9 earthquake, level 5 on the Japanese scale.
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60 billion bq of radiation leaks into the Pacific every day
This statement is in stark contrast to recent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement that the Japanese government is controlling the problem of leaking radioactive water…
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Very high radiation index at Fukushima
According to TEPCO, the highest radiation index has just been detected up to 1,800 millisievert (mSv) an hour in one of the containers, a dose that can be fatal if expos…
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Japan spent over 400 million USD cleaning Fukushima
Reuters on September 3 reported Tokyo will spend nearly 50 billion yen (more than $ 400 million) on emergency measures to cope with the crisis of radioactive water leaka…
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Tape Fukushima nuclear power plant
An ice ring formed in the ground to cover the Fukushima nuclear power plant, preventing radioactivity from spilling out.
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Contaminated water at Fukushima enters groundwater
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on September 5 that it detected a concentration of 650 becquerel per liter of groundwater near a tank that leaked water at…
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300 tons of contaminated water leaked out
On August 21, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said that at least 300 tons of highly contaminated water in a reservoir of the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant had lea…
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Close to the radiation water crisis in Fukushima
About 300 tons of highly contaminated radioactive water leaked from a reservoir in the Fukushima No. nuclear power plant area. 1. This incident has caused Japan to raise…
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Again detected steam at Fukushima power plant
According to AFP, on July 23, for the second time in less than a week, workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant discovered steam inside a damaged reactor.
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The contaminated water in Fukushima 1 is suspected of being absorbed into the Pacific Ocean
Japan 's Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) on July 10 expressed
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US - Japan cooperates to monitor radiation
UPI news agency said that US and Japanese agencies have collaborated to develop a new method to analyze airborne data to monitor radiation after a nuclear accident.