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Japan Acknowledges First Radiation Death Among Fukushima Plant Workers
Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.
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Tokyo Park Closed After Rocketing Radiation Levels Found
Extremely high levels of radiation have been discovered in a playground in Tokyo, officials said today, fanning fears for the health of children in the area.
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Fresh Leak Detected at Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan
Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water to the sea, the plant's operator announced Sunday, highlighting difficulties in decommissioning the crippled plant.
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The children of Japan's Fukushima battle an invisible enemy
Some of the smallest children in Koriyama, a short drive from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, barely know what it's like to play outside - fear of radiation has kept them indoors for much of their short lives.
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Highly radioactive water pouring out of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
Highly radioactive water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tonnes a day, officials said today, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up.
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2,000 workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant face cancer risk
Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said.
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Japan nuclear regulator alarmed at Fukushima contamination reports
Japan's nuclear regulator expressed growing alarm on Wednesday at increased contamination beside the seafront of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and urged the plant's operators to take protective measures.
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Groundwater still contaminated at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Tuesday it had detected radioactive caesium in groundwater flowing into its wrecked Fukushima Daiichi plant, reversing an earlier finding that any contamination was negligible.
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Fukushima disaster caused mutant butterflies: Scientists
Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said on Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.
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Nuclear 'hot spots' detected at 20 schools in Fukushima
More than 20 schools in Koriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, have 'hot spots' with high radiation levels on their premises, a civil group said. The finding was based on municipal education board documents it obtained through an information disclosure request, it said.
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Japan Acknowledges First Radiation Death Among Fukushima Plant Workers
Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.
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Tokyo Park Closed After Rocketing Radiation Levels Found
Extremely high levels of radiation have been discovered in a playground in Tokyo, officials said today, fanning fears for the health of children in the area.
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Fresh Leak Detected at Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan
Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water to the sea, the plant's operator announced Sunday, highlighting difficulties in decommissioning the crippled plant.
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The children of Japan's Fukushima battle an invisible enemy
Some of the smallest children in Koriyama, a short drive from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, barely know what it's like to play outside - fear of radiation has kept them indoors for much of their short lives.
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Highly radioactive water pouring out of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
Highly radioactive water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tonnes a day, officials said today, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up.
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2,000 workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant face cancer risk
Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said.
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Japan nuclear regulator alarmed at Fukushima contamination reports
Japan's nuclear regulator expressed growing alarm on Wednesday at increased contamination beside the seafront of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and urged the plant's operators to take protective measures.
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Groundwater still contaminated at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Tuesday it had detected radioactive caesium in groundwater flowing into its wrecked Fukushima Daiichi plant, reversing an earlier finding that any contamination was negligible.
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Fukushima disaster caused mutant butterflies: Scientists
Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said on Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.
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Nuclear 'hot spots' detected at 20 schools in Fukushima
More than 20 schools in Koriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, have 'hot spots' with high radiation levels on their premises, a civil group said. The finding was based on municipal education board documents it obtained through an information disclosure request, it said.
