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Global Voices: Fukushima made ex-premier a 'no nukes' crusader
After the cascade of disasters that befell Japan 27 months ago, then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan took the brunt of withering criticism for shoddy nuclear safety standards at the crippled Fukushima reactor complex and the government’s chaotic...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Tsunamis, Politics, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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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.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/68737390-11070759.jpg "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: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Plant Openings, York County (Pennsylvania), Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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Report: Japan, utility at fault for response to nuclear disaster
World NowJapan'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.... -
Independent panel to probe Japan nuclear disaster
World NowNuclear 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.... -
Japanese officials kept nuclear report on evacuations secret
World NowJapan, 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... -
Japan marks 6 months since earthquake, tsunami
Associated PressTOKYO (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), American Red Cross, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Tsunamis, Politics
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Commentary: Don't panic the people
Special to CNNIn 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: Health, Bird Flu, Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Politics
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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.
Hours...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Tsunamis, Plant Openings, Fashion Shows, Hawaii
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FDA Bans Milk, Produce From Japan Amid Radiation Fears
![Tokyo -- Japan's Health Ministry reported Tuesday finding radioactive materials at levels "drastically exceeding legal limits" in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima Prefecture, including broccoli and cabbage, according to Kyodo News Agency.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60331725-22160929.jpg "Tokyo -- Japan's Health Ministry reported Tuesday finding radioactive materials at levels "drastically exceeding legal limits\" in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima Prefecture, including broccoli and cabbage, according to Kyodo News Agency.")
KTLA NewsTokyo -- Japan's Health Ministry reported Tuesday finding radioactive materials at levels "drastically exceeding legal limits" in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima Prefecture, including broccoli and cabbage, according to Kyodo News Agency. None of...Tags: Environmental Politics, Health, Politics, U.S. Department of State, KTLA
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Japan's Nuclear Disaster Escalates
ReutersFUKUSHIMA, Japan -- Japan's prime minister said on Tuesday that radioactive levels had become high around an earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant after an explosion there, and there was a risk of radiation leaking into the atmosphere. Naoto Kan...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine), Nuclear Accidents, Politics
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Monday, March 14, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:39 a.m. Greg Jarrett will go to a live radio broadcast of NHK World/Japan and hear the latest. 6:09 a.m. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday that the earthquake and tsunami that have devastated the country make up...Tags: Human Interest, ABC (tv network), Illinois
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U.S. starts evacuating Americans out of Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, taking a tougher stand on the deepening nuclear crisis and warning U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to any part of the...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Politics, U.S. Department of State, Japan, Travel Alerts
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