The plant has been shut down even prior to the quake on March 11.
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Rainien said that another blackout is possible because of the weakened electrical system following the quake.
They employed 40 people during the construction and had 25 on staff when the quake struck.
The quake's shallow depth, less than 13 kilometers (8 miles), likely magnified the impact.
The power plant's cooling systems failed after the quake and tsunami, leading to the reactors overheating.
The quake left stone buildings in heaps, with rubble spilling over parked cars and into alleyways.
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Taipei did not get around to declaring an emergency until five days after the quake.
The family dressed and prepared a bag for their baby, Laura, before the quake struck.
As of Thursday afternoon, Brazilian authorities had confirmed 15 Brazilians killed in the quake.
All six reactors have experienced differing degrees of problems since the quake and the ensuing tsunami.
Another said he had come to understand Pakistan and Pakistanis better after the quake.
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The plant still stands but the celebrated mud-brick citadel was ruined in the quake.
The oldest-known victim of the quake was Evandro Testa, 96, who was born in 1913.
"The quake has created huge panic among the people, " one resident of Tabriz told the BBC.
Haitian officials say the death toll in the quake has risen to at least 75, 000.
Originally from Los Angeles, Wesley had been travelling around India when the quake struck.
In the aftermath of the quake, says Mr Bellerive, the government was more or less ignored.
Indonesians trying to find out more about the quake flooded the Internet, including Twitter.
Tokyo, about 370 kilometers (230 miles) from the epicenter, was spared major damage from the quake.
The quake struck as the economy was recovering from recession, helped by fiscal stimulus.
The quake initially caused oil prices to decline, and that sent stock markets on an upward trend.
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The quake, which the US Geological Survey says had a 6.8 magnitude, reportedly lasted for three minutes.
Meanwhile, DigiTimes in a separate story reports that the quake could disrupt suppliers of silicon wafers.
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The site also has news feeds and maps showing shelter locations and areas hit by the quake.
Amid the international outpouring for the quake's victims has been a wave of beneficence within China itself.
Turkey's prime minister announced plans to build tent cities for the thousands left homeless by the quake.
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About a dozen people were injured when they jumped from their houses during the quake, police said.
Our whole family is in Abbottabad which is one of the worst hit areas by the quake.
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Workers finished the statue, which will stand in Bishop Auckland, despite the site being damaged in the quake.
Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered the quake at a magnitude of 6.1.
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