The massive quake knocked out cooling systems to reactors at the country's Fukushima nuclear plant.
Nuclear experts are cautioning, however, that the situation at Fukushima is still very much in play.
Five months later, the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Longevity and inertia ensure that even a disaster like Fukushima cannot wipe it from the world.
In Fukushima in northern Japan, the prefectural government asked 15, 000 local firms about progress.
Friday's breakdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant lasted around three hours, Tepco said.
Nuclear energy is unpopular, to put it mildly, following the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi.
The reactor at Fukushima wasn't designed to withstand a 9.0 earthquake or a 50-foot tsunami.
At 6:14 a.m.(4:14p.m EST) another explosion occurred at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Now, back to the original question: Are nuclear plants any safer a year after Fukushima?
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One huge difference between the Fukushima and Chernobyl circumstances relates to basic reactor facility design features.
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But following Fukushima, Mrs Merkel promptly scrapped her extension plan, and announced a review.
In fact, Fukushima and Chernobyl are the only nuclear power disasters in that category.
Among others, a scenario based on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident will be submitted to them.
For anybody living in Japan or Fukushima their individual risk is going to be small.
The reactors at Fukushima-Daiichi are called boiling-water reactors (BWRs) and were manufactured by General Electric.
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Prime Minister Naoto Kan ordered residents within 30 kilometers of the Fukushima plant to stay home.
So, before you could remember how to spell Fukushima Dai-ichi, the Dow had plunged 100 points.
The great tragedy of the Fukushima accident is that Japan shut down all its nuclear reactors.
The Fukushima power plant was heavily damaged during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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So it shares the responsibility for the problems caused by the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
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The situation at Fukushima remains worrisome with new developments on the radiation leak coming in daily.
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On Tuesday, in fact, plutonium was detected in the soil around the Fukushima power plant.
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Japan has seen a skyrocketing demand for dosimeters and radiation monitors since the Fukushima disaster.
In this context, it is wise to render a dual characterization of Fukushima itself.
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For people beyond the most directly affected areas of Fukushima, Wakeford said the risk dropped dramatically.
Fukushima fallout, then, would be adding less than 0.1% to the total cancer mortality.
On and RWE to quit the nuclear sector after Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011.
He said a successful decommissioning would "lead to the reconstruction of Fukushima and Japan".
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