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    Mar 11, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. No more Fukushimas

    The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan one year ago today precipitated the most serious nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. A worst-case scenario contemplated the voluntary evacuation of Tokyo, as the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission feared a meltdown of the spent fuel pools sitting atop the reactors more than of the reactors themselves, according to an aide to then-prime minister Naoto Kan. Spent fuel pools, unlike nuclear reactors, are enclosed in no primary containment building. The one atop Reactor 4, which also has the "hottest fuel," sits directly exposed to the elements after an explosion blew the roof off the building March 15.
    The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan one year ago today precipitated the most serious nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. A worst-case scenario contemplated the voluntary evacuation of Tokyo, as the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission feared a...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Nuclear Power, New York City

    2. Dec 27, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Report: Japan, utility at fault for response to nuclear disaster

    World Now
    Japan's response to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was flawed by poor communication and delays in releasing data on dangerous radiation leaks, a government-appointed investigative panel has found....
    3. Jan 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Independent panel to probe Japan nuclear disaster

    World Now
    Nuclear meltdown: A scientific panel appointed by the Japanese government will conduct an independent investigation of last March's nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant....
    4. Jan 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Japanese officials kept nuclear report on evacuations secret

    World Now
    Japan, nuclear, tsunami, earthquake, Fukushima: Japanese officials hushed up a government report last year warning that tens of millions of people might need to evacuate if the Fukushima nuclear crisis took a turn for the worse, the Associated Press...
    5. Sep 19, 2011 |Story| Daily American

  5. Japan marks 6 months since earthquake, tsunami

    Associated Press
    TOKYO (AP) — Up and down Japan's devastated northeast coast, survivors prayed and communities came together Sunday to mark six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, a date that changed everything for them and their...

    Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Career and Workplace, Earthquakes, Nuclear Power

    6. Jun 5, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. The Sunday Brunch.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Sunday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Here's a few, carefully selected stories for you to snack on. Hope you enjoy the day. Here At Home: There's officially two horses in the race for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. Philadelphian Dan......
    7. Mar 17, 2011 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  7. Commentary: Don't panic the people

    In the decorous chambers of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Wednesday a U.S. bureaucrat launched a tsunami of panic that has spread further worldwide than the real tsunami that devastated much of Japan on March 11.
    Special to CNN
    In the decorous chambers of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Wednesday a U.S. bureaucrat launched a tsunami of panic that has spread further worldwide than the real tsunami that devastated much of Japan on March 11. In testimony to Congress,...

    Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Earthquakes, Nuclear Power, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Tokyo (Japan)

    8. Mar 11, 2011 |Story| WDAF

  8. Japanese Police: 200-300 Bodies Found in North Eastern Coastal Area

       TOKYO (AP) -- A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
       TOKYO (AP) -- A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.    Hours...

    Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Earthquakes, Nuclear Power, Media Industry

    9. Mar 19, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Japan still struggling to restore power to cool down reactors

    Fighting exhaustion and radiation fears, engineers struggled anew Saturday to complete the crucial task of hooking a crippled nuclear plant to the electricity grid to help cool down damaged reactors. The official count of dead and missing in the quake and...

    Tags: Earthquakes, Career and Workplace, Nuclear Power, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Nuclear Accidents

    10. Mar 27, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Officials Retract Reports Of Extremely High Radiation At Fukushima Plant

    Officials at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant late Sunday retracted their announcement that they had found puddles at the facility's No. 2 reactor containing 10 million times more radioactivity than would be found in water in a normally functioning nuclear reactor.
    Los Angeles Times
    Officials at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant late Sunday retracted their announcement that they had found puddles at the facility's No. 2 reactor containing 10 million times more radioactivity than would be found in water in a normally...

    Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Career and Workplace, Nuclear Power, Tokyo Electric Power Co.

    11. Mar 20, 2011 |Story| Reuters

  11. Japan Sees Some Progress In Race To Cool Nuclear Reactors

    Japan restored power to a crippled nuclear reactor on Sunday in its race to avert disaster at a plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami that are estimated to have killed more than 15,000 people in one area alone.
    Reuters
    Japan restored power to a crippled nuclear reactor on Sunday in its race to avert disaster at a plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami that are estimated to have killed more than 15,000 people in one area alone. Three hundred engineers have been...

    Tags: Earthquakes, Career and Workplace, Nuclear Power, Tokyo (Japan), Elections

    12. Mar 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Japan's nuclear crisis widens

    A fresh explosion rocked a crippled nuclear complex as rescuers from around the world converged on Japan's devastated earthquake zone, searching for survivors and ministering to the sick and hungry. With the death toll expected to ultimately reach the tens of thousands, more than a half-million people have been displaced by growing radiation fears and the massive swath of destruction.
    A fresh explosion rocked a crippled nuclear complex as rescuers from around the world converged on Japan's devastated earthquake zone, searching for survivors and ministering to the sick and hungry. With the death toll expected to ultimately reach the...

    Tags: Earthquakes, Nuclear Power, Foreign Aid, Explosions, Tokyo (Japan)

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