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Tokyo Evacuation: Japan disaster sparked nuclear reviews around the world
Mar 16th
Tokyo Evacuation: Countries across the world are concerned about the safety of their citizens in Tokyo. The German and Swiss Embassies have begun to call on their nationals living in the quake-hit regions and the Tokyo metropolitan area to consider evacuating to other nations. France is sending 2 jumbos to Japan to evacuate French nationals in TOKYO. Also advising all French to leave Japan or head south.
And at the Fukushima nuclear plant workers have returned to the damaged plant after an evacuation order was lifted, Tokyo Electric Power Company in order to control the More >
Fukushima latest Update
Mar 16th
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant: Fire had broken out Tuesday in the No. 4 reactor followed by hydrogen explosion Tuesday at the plant’s No. 2 reactor. Hydrogen explosions had previously occurred in the plant’s No. 1 and No. 3 reactors.
The radiation levels at the plant increased to about 167 times the average dose, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
Between 50 and 70 employees in protective gear, were left at the plant to battle problems. Some are assessing the damage and radiation levels caused by the explosions, while others cool stricken reactors with seawater to try to avert a potentially catastrophic release of radiation. More >