News on the Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
“Fukushima is the most complicated and dramatic nuclear accident ever” James Acton, associate in the Nuclear Policy Program (source: Reuters)
Ocean-side discharge canal of Unit 1 and 4 in fire, Fukushima Daiichi. Source: TEPCO, April 12, 2011
Ike Teuling, Greenpeace, April 29, 2011.
Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Source: TEPCO, April 12, 2011
The Atlantic, April 10, 2011.
Relief at nuclear operator TEPCO as cabinet approves bill to compensate thousands of people effected by Fukushima plant.
Florence Looi, Al Jazeera, April 22, 2011.
Japan’s decision to categorize Fukushima as a “level 7″ accident has been welcomed by observers who feel that the Japanese government has not been open enough about the disaster. But German commentators say the re-classification should have been done weeks ago.
David Gordon Smith, Der Spiegel International, April 13, 2011.
Major facilities at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, including reactor and turbine buildings, were flooded to a depth of four meters to five meters during the March 11 tsunami, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.
The Daily Yomiuri, April 11, 2011.
The crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has released a large amount of radioactive substances into the air and water, raising serious concerns over possible health risks.
The Daily Yomiuri, April 11, 2011.
After the Fukushima nuclear plant accident, thousands of people left their homes in the exclusion zone. Some former residents have returned to collect some things and say goodbye to their homes forever.
Cordula Meyer, Der Spiegel International, April 11, 2011.
The Japanese nuclear power plants employ temporary workers without training. A security risk of all.
Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, April 10, 2011.
One month on, and the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is still creating lasting scars.
Scott Di Savino, Reuters, April 8, 2011.
A report from the 20 km exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Pio d’Emilia, Il Manifesto, April 4, 2011 (in Italian).
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