Radiation
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Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:02 PM ISTTokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly
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Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant
World | Apr 06, 2011, 05:55 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast
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Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation
World | Mar 31, 2011, 05:56 PM ISTTokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster
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Workers Evacuated From Japan's N-Plant Amid Radiation Fears
World | Mar 27, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Mar 27: Workers were evacuated from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today after radiation levels surged 10 million times higher than usual, dealing a major blow to efforts to avoid a meltdown of the
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Three Workers At Japan's Crippled N-Plant Exposed To Radiation
World | Mar 24, 2011, 08:18 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Mar 24: Three workers were today exposed to high radiation at Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, as authorities mulled plans to import bottled water amid a panicked rush to buy it after the tap
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High Radiation Levels Make Tokyo Water Unsafe For Babies
World | Mar 23, 2011, 08:46 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Mar 23: High levels of radioactive iodine were detected in Tokyo's tap water prompting government today to declare it unsafe for infants, as rising smoke from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant forced another evacuation