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Fuel at Fukushima Daiichi Reactors (Infographic)A look under the hood at nuclear reactors and uranium fuel rods.
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Fukushima Reactor Leak Plugged with Liquid Glass: What's That?Fukushima workers have plugged leaking radioactive water with liquid glass. Life's Little Mysteries explains what that is.
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Japan's Complex Megadisaster Offers Scary Glimpse of FutureAnd we should expect more such disasters in the future, experts say.
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Map Shows Nuclear Reactors in Quake Zones (Infographic)Some nuclear power plants may be sitting on shaky ground.
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Containment Breach at Fukushima: What Are the Implications?Containment vessels at nuclear reactors at Fukushima have cracked, confounding the expectations of nuclear engineers. What are the implications?
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Q&A: Nuclear Power Expert Explains Japan's CrisisA partial meltdown has occurred at three nuclear reactors in the Fukushima power plant in Japan, due to a failure of the cooling system.
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What Is a Nuclear Meltdown?A partial meltdown has occurred at three nuclear reactors in the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Here's how.
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Infographic: What Is a Nuclear Meltdown?A partial meltdown has occurred at two nuclear reactors in the Fukushima power plant in Japan.
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Radiation Level 1,000 Times Too High at Japanese Nuclear PlantThe cooling systems at two nuclear plants in Japan have malfunctioned as a result of a 8.9-magnitude earthquake. A buildup of nuclear decay heat has caused a small radiation leak at one reactor site.
