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Mishaps Underscore Weaknesses of Japanese Nuclear Plant via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/04/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] At the same time, the country’s new nuclear regulator remains woefully understaffed. It announced Wednesday that it would send a ninth official to the site — to monitor the work of about 3,000 laborers. “The Fukushima Daiichi plant remains … Continue reading →

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Fukushima disaster: Long road to nuclear clean up via BBC

Posted on 2013/03/12 by norma field

It would be reassuring to think that the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl is contained, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is in stable shut-down. Unfortunately a look inside the Fukushima plant suggests otherwise. I was part of … Continue reading →

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Tepco plans to dump ‘cleaned’ Fukushima No. 1 water via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/01/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to dump contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean after removing radioactive substances to reduce contamination to legally permissible levels. Tepco said Thursday the measure is necessary because … Continue reading →

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More contaminated water found leaking at Fukushima Daiichi via Enformable Nuclear News

Posted on 2012/08/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A worker at Fukushima Daiichi was moving about the disaster site Tuesday, when he noticed that there was a pool of water covering the floor on the first floor of the Unit 4 Turbine Building. Continue reading at More contaminated … Continue reading →

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