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Survivors of Japan's 2011 tsunami make a pilgrimage to the 'phone of the wind' to connect with lost loves

The Kaze no Denwa (or "phone of the wind") is, for some, the last connection they have to loved one…

Cheryl Teh   


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Eerie footage shows what Fukushima looks like 6 years after the nuclear fallout

Two men are out to explore the abandoned, hidden, and forgotten parts of the world. They document t…

Uma Sharma,Jessica Orwig   


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This nuclear power plant has been dubbed California's Fukushima

According to a PG&E Diablo Canyon operator, "Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a safe, clean, reliab…

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The robots Japan enlisted to clean up Fukushima have been destroyed from radiation exposure

One of the main concerns is now the possibility that radiation, which continues to leak into the gr…

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Earthquake Hits Near Fukushima Japan

Japanese authorities have issued a tsunami advisory for Fukushima Prefecture, expecting a 3-foot ts…

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Photos of the abandoned Fukushima exclusion zone show wild animals thriving, despite lingering radiation

"Our results represent the first evidence that numerous species of wildlife are now abundant throug…

Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix   


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Typhoons Keep Spreading Radioactive Material From Fukushima Around Japan

Local populations who escaped the initial fallout two-and-a-half years ago could now find their foo…

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The Towns Around Japan's Fukushima Power Plant Look Like A Post-Apocalyptic Nightmare [PHOTOS]

Since the disaster, the Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company, which runs the Da…

Harrison Jacobs   


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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan Near Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The earthquake registered a 5.3 on the Richter magnitude scale. There isn't believed to be any dang…

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Japan Plans To Build An 'Ice Wall' In Attempt To Stem Radioactive Water Leaks At Fukushima

Thousands of tonnes of radioactive water are being stored in temporary tanks at the site, 220 kilom…

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New Images Of The Fukushima Plant Right After The Tsunami

A newly-released picture of water being sprayed on the unit 3 reactor building at Fukushima taken o…

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More Than Two Years After The Meltdown, The Situation At Fukushima Remains Frighteningly Out Of Control

An aerial view shows workers wearing protective suits and masks work at a construction site (C) of …

Rob Wile   


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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Manager Praised For Heroic Decisions During Meltdown Dies Of Cancer

While Yoshida has faced some criticism for failing to prepare the plant for the risk of tsunami, hi…

Adam Taylor   


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The Robot That's Helping Clean Up The Fukushima Meltdown Looks Like A Giant Refrigerator

We spoke to Marc Rood, Kurion's director of business development, who told us that their solution i…

Dylan Love   


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Japan's Fukushima Plant May Have Come Worryingly Close To Another Nuclear Meltdown Thanks To A Hungry Rat

It was a worrying situation at the plant, which had suffered a triple meltdown in 2011 after a tsun…

Adam Taylor   


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Fukushima Cleanup Workers Have Been Dumping Contaminated Debris Into Rivers

Reporters for Asahi Shimbun, Japan's leading daily newspaper, found that crews "have dumped soil an…

Michael Kelley   


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A group of scientists called the 'Ring of 5' found evidence of a major nuclear accident that went undeclared in Russia

Georg Steinhauser, a professor at the University of Hanover in Germany and one of the study's lead …

Aria Bendix   


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Parts of the Marshall Islands are now more radioactive than Chernobyl because of US nuclear tests

After testing for americium-241, the researchers found that certain islands contained much higher l…

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A huge amount of nuclear fallout is embedded in glaciers, and they're starting to melt

Scientists have analyzed 17 glacier sites and found fallout radionuclides (FRNs) trapped within ice…

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