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# Fukushima Dai-ichi

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# EU
Draft EU nuclear report shows failure to implement safety measures agreed decades ago
A leaked European Commission report shows nuclear safety within the EU needs investment of between €10 billion and €25 billion.
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Oct 3rd 2012, 1:33 PM
# Japan
Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
It’s claimed workers were forced to underreport the amount of radiation they were exposed to so they could stay on the job longer.
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Jul 22nd 2012, 3:01 PM
# Japan
In pictures: Japan's March 2011 tsunami
On 11 March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the Japanese coast sparked a devastating tsunami that left 22,000 dead or missing.
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Mar 10th 2012, 8:30 PM
# Fukushima
New 40-year plan to decommission Fukushima nuclear power plant
The plant was severely damaged in the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, sparking a nuclear crisis and a rush to cool the plant’s reactors.
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Dec 21st 2011, 11:57 AM
# Japan
Fukushima operator considers releasing treated plant water into sea
Tokyo Electric Power says it is running out of room to store decontaminated water that was used to cool down the damaged reactors at Fukushima.
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Dec 8th 2011, 12:29 PM
# Fukushima
Japan doubles radiation leak estimate for Fukushima plant
Early estimates of the amount of radiation released by the accident at the nuclear power plant have been more than doubled.
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Jun 7th 2011, 9:48 AM
# Japan
Japan's PM Naoto Kan survives no-confidence vote over handling of nuclear crisis
However, his success today may be short-lived, as he has pledged to resign once Japan’s recovery is on track.
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Jun 2nd 2011, 4:59 PM
# Japan
Japan underestimated tsunami risk to nuclear plant, says UN watchdog
The International Atomic Energy Agency commended Japan’s response to the crisis, but said the Fukushima plant was ill-prepared for the tsunami which struck on 11 March.
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Jun 1st 2011, 3:07 PM
# Fukushima
Two Fukushima workers tested for radiation exposure above safety limits
Officials fear the two men, who were responsible for the control rooms of Units 3 and 4 at the plant, may have surpassed radiation exposure limits.
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May 30th 2011, 1:51 PM
# Japan
Two more Fukushima reactors melted down during nuclear crisis
Japanese nuclear officials have now said that three of the plant’s six reactors suffered a meltdown after the plant sustained serious damage in March’s earthquake and tsunami.
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May 24th 2011, 2:27 PM
# Japan
TEPCO chief resigns after Fukushima crisis causes major company losses
Work to contain and shut down the Fukushima power plant continues after the crisis caused by March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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May 20th 2011, 9:42 AM
# Japan
Worker dies at Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant
A man has died on his second day working at Japan’s battered Fukushima nuclear power plant, however the plant operator has insisted that harmful levels of radiation were not detected in his body.
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May 14th 2011, 10:29 AM
# Japan
Power plants to be restarted by Japan as officials admit Fukushima meltdown
The move to restart power units at plants near to Fukushima come in a bid to meet electricity supply demand over the summer months.
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May 13th 2011, 3:19 PM
# Japan
Japan scraps plans to build any further nuclear plants
Following the result of the country’s nuclear crisis, the Japanese Prime Minister has announced that Japan needs to “start from scratch” and embrace renewable sources of energy.
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May 10th 2011, 3:57 PM
# Japan
Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant to temporarily close over safety concerns
The shutdown of the plant follows concerns about whether it was adequately protected from potential damage by another earthquake. The temporary measure is likely to mean more power shortages for Japanese people.
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May 9th 2011, 11:18 AM
# Japan
Workers enter stricken Japanese nuclear plant for the first time
The plant’s operator said workers were installing six ventilation machines today in an attempt to absorb radiation from the air inside the building.
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May 5th 2011, 9:24 AM
# Japan
Japan to launch massive search for quake and tsunami bodies
Nearly 25,000 soldiers along with boats and aircraft will head into the disaster zone on Monday aiming to recover many of the bodies of those still classed as missing but presumed dead.
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Apr 24th 2011, 4:09 PM
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Authorities may limit access to Fukushima evacuation zone
People with houses within the exclusion zone around Fukushima I have been returning home, against government orders.
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Apr 20th 2011, 9:24 AM
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Japanese nuclear crisis under control 'within six to nine months'
The operator of the stricken nuclear power plant at Fukushima says it plans to allow some residents to return to their homes once the crisis is over.
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Apr 17th 2011, 9:25 AM
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Efforts to stabilise Japanese nuclear plant could take until June
Engineers working to stabilise the plant want to avoid flooding the reactors as this would lead to more contaminated water flowing into the ocean.
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Apr 14th 2011, 10:53 AM
# Japan
Japan aftershock kills two and injures more than 130
A 79-year-old man died of shock and a woman in her 60s was killed when power was cut to her oxygen tank. More than 130 people were injured.
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Apr 8th 2011, 7:49 AM
# Japan
Newspaper and sawdust being used to plug leak at Japanese nuclear power plant
There are more desperate attempts to plug the leaks of radioactive material with officials now saying they plan to release contaminated water into the sea.
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Apr 4th 2011, 8:58 AM
# Japan
Japan continues to struggle with contaminated water at nuclear complex
As problems continue at the stricken nuclear complex, a fresh earthquake hit the country earlier today and prompted a tsunami warning.
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Mar 28th 2011, 7:41 AM
# Fukushima
Video: Experts fear reactor core breached at Fukushima
Work at plant halted again today as officials try to assess if the third reactor’s core has a crack or hole in it.
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Mar 25th 2011, 3:02 PM