Radiation spike halts Fukushima clean-up |
Operator of Japan’s stricken nuclear power unable to remove pools of radioactive water at risk of spilling into the sea.
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Radiation levels soar in Japan sea waterSearch for quake and tsunami survivors goes on, as readings show radioactive iodine levels hit 3,355 times legal limit.
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Japan on ‘alert’ over radiation fearsGovernment acknowledges the situation is “grave” as it continues efforts to bring nuclear crisis under control.
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Power cables reach Japan’s nuclear plantExternal power lines connected to quake-stricken facilities to help cooling as fears raised over radiation in seawater.
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Japan beset by radiation fearsThe top US nuclear regulator says Japan’s quake-sparked nuclear crisis appears to be on the verge of stabilising.
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Akira Abe, father of rescued 16-year-old survivor Jin Abe, checks on his son at the Ishinomaki red Cross hospital in Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture, one day after Jin and Akira’s 80-year-old mother Sumi Abe were rescued from a collapsed their house, nine days after a massive earthquake and tsunami.
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The earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan knocked out supply from a nuclear power plant [Reuters/Kyodo]
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Screen grab from a video showing the extent of the damage done to the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.
This shot shows the damage done to the unit 4 reactor, where emergency workers earlier attempted to fire water at in a bid to cool the fuel rods.
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Events have taken a turn for the worse in Japan. The prime minister has warned people living within 30 kilometres of a nuclear plant damaged by Friday’s earthquake to stay indoors.
Naoto Kan made the announcement during a press conference after a third explosion was reported at Fukushima, triggering more concerns about contamination of the atmosphere.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports.
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After the devastating earthquake off the coast of north-east Japan damaged the cooling system of several reactors at Fukushima’s nuclear power facility, a large explosion appears to have blown the external walls and roof off one of the reactor buildings.
Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports on what this means for the safety of the plant - and of the thousands of people who live nearby.
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Officials are checking residents of the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant for signs of radiation poisoning.
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Japan warns that one of its nuclear plants may be in meltdown after a record quake and tsunami wiped out a swathe of the northeast, leaving more than 1,000 people feared dead.
Peter Hayes, the executive director of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable development in Melbourne, describes the situation as “dire” and explains how a “massive nuclear crisis” could unfold.
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