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Monday, March 28, 2011

Radiation scare at Japan nuclear plant

Radiation scare at Japan nuclear plant
Kitakami, Japan (AFP) March 27, 2011 - Dangerous levels of radiation detected in water thought to be leaking from a stricken Japanese reactor dealt a new setback Sunday to efforts to avert a nuclear disaster. Radiation in puddles near reactor two at the Fukushima plant was more than 1,000 millisieverts per hour, forcing the evacuation of workers toiling to restore the cooling systems, operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said. ... more
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