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Showing posts with label Energy Nuclear. Show all posts
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Monday, March 14, 2011

News Alert: Japan Faces Prospect of Nuclear Catastrophe as Employees Leave Plant

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Mon, March 14, 2011 -- 10:11 PM ET
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Japan Faces Prospect of Nuclear Catastrophe as Employees Leave Plant

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html?hp

Japan faced the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear accident
Tuesday morning, as an explosion at the most crippled of
three reactors at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Station
damaged its crucial steel containment structure, emergency
workers were withdrawn from the plant, and much larger
emissions of radioactive materials appeared imminent,
according to official statements and industry executives
informed about the developments.

Prime Minsiter Naoto Kan of Japan was preparing to make a
televised address to the nation at 11 a.m. Tokyo time.

The sharp deterioration came after government officials said
the containment structure of the No. 2 reactor, the most
seriously damaged of three reactors at the Daichi plant, had
suffered damage during an explosion shorly after 6 a.m. on
Tuesday.

Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html?emc=na
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