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Friday, 18 March 2011

Japan Nuke explosion: Poisoning reported;toll rises to 2,000

Tokyo, Mar 13: Updates 

Recent reports claimed that the death toll mounted to 2,000 in Japan on Sunday, Mar 13. On Friday, the country experienced a massive earthquake following tsunami.
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Poisoning reported;toll rises to 1,800

Earthquake, Tsunami and now radioactive explosion bruised Japan completely. Second nuclear explosion have been reported on Sunday, Mar 13. 18 people reportedly affected by the radiation leak and the total death toll is estimated to cross 1,800.

Japan's largest electric utility, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) informed that they had started releasing air from a reactor container vessel at the No 3 reactor of its Fukushima power plant. After tsunami, the reactor stopped working from Friday, Mar 11.

Japan ordered to evacuate almost 170,000 people from the area near the damaged nuclear power plant, informed the UN nuclear watchdog. People were ordered out of a 20-kilometre radius surrounding the Fukushima, sources reported.

Earlier reports showed that the explosion was not of the reactors, but occurred in the plant. The outer wall of the building holding the first reactor was blown off in the impact.

Authorities informed that if the cooling system remains inoperative for many hours, the water will eventually boil away, and the fuel will begin to melt.

However, Secretary of States, Hillary Clinton informed, "We just had our Air Force assets in Japan transport some really important coolant to one of the nuclear plants." Confirming Clinton's statement, President Barack Obama also earlier claimed, "So Air Force planes were able to deliver that. So we're really deeply involved in trying to do as much as we can on behalf of the Japanese and on behalf of US citizens."

The crisis at the aging plant confronted Japan with its worst nuclear accident and perhaps the biggest mishap at nuclear plant since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Now Hydrogen explosion jolts Japan; 160 poisoned

Monday, March 14, 2011, 8:20 [IST]Print This PageExplosion in JapanTokyo, Mar 14: It seems that the nature is determine to mar Japan completely with its devastating measures. After nuclear explosions, now fresh Hydrogen explosion has been reported in nuclear power plant on Monday, Mar 14. More than 180,000 people have evacuated the area, and up to 160 may have been exposed to radiation, sources reported.

Sources reported that a fresh Hydrogen explosion occurred in Fukushima nuclear plants third reactor on Monday, Mar 14. Three injured and seven people are missing over the new explosion, sources confirmed.

On Monday morning, A massive column of smoke was seen belching from the plant's No 3 unit. Sources informed that the reactor was under emergency watch for a possible explosion.

Previously it was nuclear explosion occurred in Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday, Mar 13 reported that The cooling system had stopped working in a sixth reactor.

Japan ordered to evacuate almost 180,000 people from the area near the damaged nuclear power plant, informed the UN nuclear watchdog. People were ordered out of a 20-kilometre radius surrounding the Fukushima, sources reported.

However, people are reportedly encouraged to move to the high areas over the meltdown fears.

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Tuesday, 15 March 2011

3rd explosion at nuclear plant jolts Japan; death toll rises

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 7:52 [IST]Print This PageExplosion in JapanTokyo, Mar 15: Japanese government is struggling to cease meltdown in nuclear power plants from last four days but blasts, one after another, increased their miseries. Another nuclear blast in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station shattered Japan once again on the wee hours of Tuesday (Mar 15) morning.

Tuesday's blast, which is counted as the third continuous blast in the nuclear plant, reportedly occurred at the No 2 reactor in Fukushima. The recent blast is believed to have hit each of the three crippled reactors at the plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Co officials informed that the latest blast happened near a suppression pool, which removes heat under a reactor vessel. Sources reported that the recent explosion injured 15 workers and military personnel and exposed up to 190 people to elevated radiation.

The first explosion at the nuclear plant happened on Saturday, Mar 12 following a massive earthquake and tsunami just a day before. Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday reported that the cooling system had stopped working in a sixth reactor. Watch Japan Tsunami Videos.

Soon after the first explosion, Japan ordered to evacuate almost 180,00 people from the area near the damaged nuclear power plant, informed the UN nuclear watchdog.

Then on Monday, another Hydrogen blast crippled the region when a massive column of smoke was seen belching from the plant's No 3 unit. However, sources informed that the reactor, previously, was under emergency watch for a possible explosion.

The total death toll in the country is feared to have crossed 10,000. After the nuclear explosions, up to 160 may have been exposed to radiation, sources confirmed.

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