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Japan Declares
Emergency at
2nd Nuke Plant

UPDATED

Mar 13, 2011 11:45 AM CDT

Japan Declares Emergency at 2nd Nuke Plant

22 people found to be contaminated at Dai-ichi plant

(Newser) - The International Atomic Energy Agency said today that Japan has declared a state of emergency at a second earthquake-ravaged nuclear plant after measuring higher-than-permitted levels of radiation. The IAEA says the source is being investigated, but all three reactors at the Onagawa plant are currently under control. Japan also said...

Risk of Meltdown Grows at Japan's Damaged Nuclear Reactors

Risk of Meltdown Grows
at Damaged Nuclear Reactors

Mar 12, 2011 11:42 PM CST

Risk of Meltdown Grows at Damaged Nuclear Reactors

Japan working to keep at least two from catastrophic failure

(Newser) - Wire services are scrambling to assess the danger surrounding Japan's damaged nuclear reactors, but this much is clear: At least two are in serious trouble, and officials were taking extraordinary measures to avert full-blown meltdowns. Phrases like "possible partial meltdown" ( from AP ) and "assuming the possibility...

Japan to Distribute Iodine
Tablets Near Nuclear Plant

Mar 12, 2011 11:46 AM CST

Japan to Distribute Iodine Tablets Near Nuclear Plant

Officials downplay danger, say it's only a precaution

(Newser) - If it's been tough to gauge how much risk is posed by Japan's damaged nuclear plants, it's because officials have given what the New York Times describes as "confusing accounts" of exactly what's going on. Safety officials say the explosion at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant destroyed walls of the...

Japan Nuclear Reactor Explosion: Building Housing Reactor Explodes in Earthquake Chaos

Building Housing Japan
Nuclear Reactor Explodes

Mar 12, 2011 5:47 AM CST

Building Housing Japan Nuclear Reactor Explodes

Japanese scramble amid fears of nuclear meltdown

(Newser) - An explosion at a nuclear power station today destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. Footage on Japanese TV showed that the walls of the reactor's building had crumbled, leaving only a...

Japan Nuclear Plant Will Vent Small Amount of Slightly Radioactive Vapor to Reduce Pressure

Radiation Levels Soar
at Japan Nuclear Plant

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2011 4:11 PM CST

Radiation Levels Soar at Japan Nuclear Plant

At least a small amount has seeped outside

(Newser) - The earthquake that rocked Japan today damaged a major nuclear power plant, and officials said radiation levels were around 1,000 times higher than normal in the control room of a reactor, reports MSNBC . At least a small amount has leaked outside, but it's not clear how much danger it...