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Nuclear Power Plant

  1. Indian Point Leaked (a Non-Dangerous Amount of) Tritium Into the GroundwaterNothing to see here.
  2. japan
    Workers Enter Japan’s Nuclear Reactor BuildingFirst time since the earthquake.
  3. japan
    Japan Upgrades Nuclear Threat at Fukushima Plant to Chernobyl LevelsFrom Level 5 to a Level 7.
  4. japan
    Japan Expands Evacuation Zone As 6.6 Aftershock Hits Near Fukushima Nuclear PlantA month after the tsunami.
  5. sleep well
    Only Two U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Meet Federal Fire Regulations“Our nuclear plants are like snowflakes.”
  6. japan
    Radioactive Water at Fukushima Plant Could Soon Leak Into OceanContamination is spreading farther away from the plant.
  7. japan
    Breached Reactor Core at Fukushima Plant, Radiation Outside Evacuation Zone Too High for Infants [Updated]Workers waded into water with 10,000 times the normal level of radiation.
  8. japan
    Mixed Messages Over Radiation in Japan’s Tap WaterOfficials say tap water is once again safe for infants.
  9. japan
    Elevated Radioactive Iodine Found in Tokyo Tap WaterMore than twice the allowable amount for infants.
  10. meltdown
    Japan’s Nuclear Crisis: The Worst-Case Scenarios Explained“You could lose all six of the reactors.”
  11. fukushima daiichi
    Japan Uses Helicopters to Cool Overheated ReactorsIt’s a last-ditch effort to avoid a meltdown.
  12. japan
    U.S. Urges Wider Evacuation After Pool for Spent Fuel Rods Boils DryThe U.S. urges Japan to vastly expand its evacuation zone.
  13. japan
    ‘The 50’ Work to Prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe in Japan [Updated]As radiation levels soar, only 50 workers remain at the troubled plant.
  14. japan
    Radiation Levels Rise, Long-Term Danger Looms After Third Explosion Hits Nuclear Plant in JapanNew worries over spent fuel rods.