TOKYO, Japan — The tsunami advisory imposed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan’s northeast coast on Friday afternoon served as a reminder that the country is still prone to strong aftershocks.
Although the warning was quickly lifted, it refocused attention on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which is still releasing radiation more than five months after it was wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami.
Continue reading at Fukushima: Radiation reports overshadow progress at plant
A nuclear power plant in Byron, Illinois. Taken by photographer Joseph Pobereskin (http://pobereskin.com).
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The photograph in the sidebar, of a nuclear power plant in Byron, Illinois, is copyright photographer Joseph Pobereskin (http://pobereskin.com/)
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