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Japan still struggles with the effects of a powerful earthquake, devastating tsunami and multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
March 5, 2012 |
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The U.S. has reactors of the same designs that melted down at Fukushima Daiichi, but regulators hope changes could prevent a repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis
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A look back at Japan's nuclear crisis, initiated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011
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Heart disease and depression are likely to claim more lives than radiation after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, experts say
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Maps and on-the-ground views reveal the aftermath and its extent
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A year ago, three nuclear reactors melted down at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Nature Video takes a look at the ongoing efforts to stabilize the reactors and prevent the spread of further contamination.
Scientists model where and when the detritus will reach the U.S. west coast
The Fukushima evacuation zone raises the issue of what would happen during an evacuation in heavily populated U.S. metropolises during a nuclear meltdown
But no nuclear renaissance appears to be imminent, despite the go-ahead to build and operate two new reactors in Georgia
What happens to nuclear reactors like those at Fukushima after they melt down or reach the end of their useful lives?
Three months after its meltdown, the stricken nuclear power plant continues to struggle to cool its nuclear fuel--and cope with growing amounts of radioactive cooling water
China pauses its plans to build the most new nuclear reactors in the world in the wake of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan--but will not halt them
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, Scientific American frequent contributor Charles Q. Choi traveled to the site and snapped these haunting images
A survey of executives at companies engaged in energy alternatives to fossil fuels reveals some of the challenges facing the industry
Newly released audio takes us through the first week of the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi on this first anniversary of the crisis. David Biello reports.
Newly released audio takes us through the first week of the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi on this first anniversary of the crisis. David Biello reports.
On March 11, a powerful, magnitude 9.0 quake hit northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami with 10-meter-high waves that reached the U.S. west coast. Here's the science behind the disaster
The U.S.--and the world--is gearing up to build a potentially massive fleet of new nuclear reactors, in part to fight climate change. But can nuclear power handle the load?
As the world continues to grapple with energy-related pollution and poverty, can innovation help?
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