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Japan Nuclear Crisis: Fukushima Dai-ichi Officials Say Massive Radiation Spike Was Erroneous

Fukushima:
Big Radiation
Spike Was Wrong

Mar 27, 2011 8:22 AM CDT

Fukushima: Big Radiation Spike Was Wrong

Worker fled before taking second reading

(Newser) - That big spike in radiation levels 10 million times normal that Fukushima Dai-ichi reported earlier? Inaccurate, red-faced officials at Tokyo Electric Power Co now say. "The number is not credible," says a spokesman. "We are very sorry." The apology came after employees fled the complex's Unit...

US Rushes
Fresh Water
to Fukushima

Mar 26, 2011 7:38 AM CDT

US Rushes Fresh Water to Fukushima

Worry spikes about corrosion from seawater

(Newser) - With the crisis in Fukushima Dai-ichi deteriorating, US naval barges are speeding toward the foundering plant with loads of fresh water to cool the reactors. The move comes amid rising concern about the corrosive nature of the saltwater the Japanese have been using; the fresh water should prevent pipes from...

Radioactive
Milk a Threat
—if You Drink
58K Cups

Mar 22, 2011 11:01 AM CDT

Radioactive Milk a Threat —if You Drink 58K Cups

Heath officials blowing things way out of proportion in Japan: researcher

(Newser) - Japan is finding elevated radiation levels in milk, spinach, and water —scary, right? Richard Knox at NPR sits down with RPI health physicist Peter Caracappa to crunch some numbers about what those levels mean. The gist:

The max radiation a US nuclear worker is allowed to be exposed to

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Japan's Death Toll Hits 18K

Mar 21, 2011 2:25 AM CDT

Japan's Death Toll Hits 18K

Damage costs could top $235B

(Newser) - The numbers are grim—more than 18,000 dead and $235 billion in rebuilding costs. These are the estimates coming out of Japan today, as the police, World Bank, and other organizations weigh in on the extent of the damages from the March 11 earthquake, reports AP . Nationwide, 8,600...

US Could
Learn From
Japanese Grace

NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Mar 20, 2011 7:15 AM CDT

US Could Learn From Japanese Grace

Less pushiness, more selflessness is the solution, says Nick Kristof

(Newser) - Japan has long had an extreme dichotomy between its people and its politicians, and last week's earthquake underscored that fault line: "The Japanese government has been hapless. And the Japanese people have been magnificent, enduring impossible hardships with dignity and grace," writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York ...

Japan Nuclear Plant
Solution: Bury It?

Mar 18, 2011 7:51 AM CDT

Japan Nuclear Plant Solution: Bury It?

Crisis continues as authorities rush to cool reactors by any means necessary

(Newser) - Japan is considering burying its troubled nuclear plant in sand and concrete—the same move made in Chernobyl 25 years ago, Reuters reports. “It is not impossible to encase the reactors in concrete. But our priority right now is to try and cool them down first,” said an...

'48 Hours to Worse
Than Chernobyl'

UPDATED

Mar 17, 2011 7:54 AM CDT

'48 Hours to Worse Than Chernobyl'

The Japanese have lost control, officials warn

(Newser) - Officials around the world are increasingly concerned that Japan's mounting nuclear disaster is out of control. "It would be hard to describe how alarming this is right now," an American official tells ABC News . He warns that unless Japan can get all of its crippled nuclear plants under...