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The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011. The proximate cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , which resulted in electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all of the power plant's backup energy ...
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Nuclear Engineering International reported that all four units were successfully automatically shut down, but emergency diesel generators at the site were out of order. [10] People were evacuated around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the plant, due to possible radioactive contamination .
Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) reiterated concerns about a Unit 3 breach on 30 March. [54] NHK World reported the NISA's concerns as "air may be leaking", very probably through "weakened valves, pipes and openings under the reactors where the control rods are inserted", but that "there is no indication of large cracks or ...
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USA TODAY 2 hours ago Officer killed, others injured after man took hospital staff hostage, Pennsylvania DA says. A police officer died and others were injured in what local officials described a hostage crisis involving a man with a gun and zip ties.
The ongoing Fukushima crisis may spell the end of nuclear power in Japan, as "citizen opposition grows and local authorities refuse permission to restart reactors that have undergone safety checks". Local authorities are skeptical that sufficient safety measures have been taken and are reticent to give their permission – now required by law ...
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