Blogposts tagged 'Tsunami'

Fukushima update: Not yet in the clear

Posted by Andrew Davies - 18 March 2011 at 6:05pm - 7 Comments

One week after the earthquake and tsunami, humanitatian relief efforts continue while workers at the Fukushima power plant strive to bring the situation under control. Overall, with possible exception of the spent fuel pool of reactor 3, the status of all facilities is very similar to yesterday - which is a bad thing.

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Fukushima update: radiation levels remain high

Posted by Jess Miller - 17 March 2011 at 7:01pm - 2 Comments
Earthquake and tsunami damage at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan
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Earthquake and tsunami damage at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan

After days of news reporting one explosion after another at the Fukushima nuclear plant, there is finally a break in reports of new explosions. Radiation levels remain high around the plant and the plight of those people coping with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami continues, including the staff at Fukushima struggling to control the situation.

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Japan needs our support

Posted by John Sauven - 16 March 2011 at 6:37pm - 14 Comments

Today many people are struggling to recover from the effects of the earthquakes and tsunami. The focus now for everybody should be on saving lives and supporting people in Japan. Our thoughts are also with the heroic engineers working to reduce the impact of the nuclear accident at Fukushima.

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Nuclear crisis in Japan worsens

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 15 March 2011 at 11:03am - 51 Comments

As the situation in Japan deteriorates, our thoughts are with all of our colleagues, friends and everyone affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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Our thoughts are with people affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 11 March 2011 at 1:01pm - 23 Comments

When I first heard the news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Japan that measured 8.9 it sounded devastating, and the initial lack of information coming out of the area at that time confirmed that fear.

Article tagged as: chemical plants, earthquakes, japan, nuclear reactor, tsunami
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