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Contaminated water leaks from power plant into sea - English

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Asahi - Apr. 02 (News Report) - Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday water contaminated with radiation exceeding 1,000 millisieverts per hour was detected in a shaft near an outlet of No. 2 reactor of its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

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TEPCO says damage possible to reactor pressure containers

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Asahi - Mar. 29 (News) - TEPCO officials told reporters Monday morning that despite the continuous pumping in of water to cool down the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactor cores, water levels were not rising as expected, meaning the pressure containers may not be completely sealed off.

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Radiation-contaminated water likely came from reactor core

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Asahi - Mar. 26 (News Report) - Three technicians who were exposed to high levels of radiation while battling to restore electrical power to the crippled No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima nuclear power plant likely came into contact with substances resulting from damage to fuel rods in the reactor core.

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Cold shutdown still far away as workers struggle to control No. 1 reactor

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Asahi - Mar. 25 (News Report) - Another, possibly more serious, venting of radioactive materials into the atmosphere remained a possibility late Thursday as workers struggled to bring an unstable reactor under control at Fukushima No. 1 power plant. According to officials, the No. 1 reactor at the plant was exhibiting unstable temperatures and pressures within the core.

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Radiation from Fukushima exceeds Three Mile Island

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Asahi - Mar. 25 (News Report) - Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, crippled by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, has discharged more radiation than the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the United States, according to calculations by the central government.

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