Japan reactor forced to shutdown after loss of pressure in tank

Elderly woman hangs herself over nuclear crisis — Please tell your readers why she committed suicide, son tells Mainichi

Fukushima plant evacuated after major quake hits northeastern Japan — Largest aftershock since massive tsunami

Discussion Thread for July 8 – July 17, 2011

AP: 5.6 quake rattles Japan near Fukushima site

Fire at another nuke plant northeast of Tokyo

Discussion Thread for July 1 – July 7, 2011

5.9 magnitude quake hits off Fukushima coast

Japanese gov’t report on Fukushima: “The situation has become extremely severe”

TEPCO: 6,300 Bq per liter of Strontium-90 found in groundwater

20,000 attend one Tokyo anti-nuclear protest, says organizer — 13 other events across city

Workers found with over 600 millisieverts of radiation after being in control rooms of Reactors No. 3 and 4 — Only tested them for iodine and cesium

Japan Gov’t tells residents that 20 millisieverts/year is not too high of a limit — Could have allowed 100 mSv

Highest Yet: Radiation inside Reactor No. 1 drywell rises to 250 Sieverts per hour

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6.3 quake hits off east coast of Japan, same latitude as Fukushima

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will resign over Fukushima

Tweet from PR officer at Japan Red Cross: “Landslides and floods are happening in Fukushima” — “Tokyo is crystal clear”

Crippled nuke plant not prepared for heavy rain, wind — TEPCO: We apologize for lack of significant measures

US nuclear industry was “fortunate” that BP Oil Disaster happened — Helped shape communication strategy for Fukushima

US Nuclear Industry’s Response To Fukushima Shaped By BP Oil Spill, Dow Jones Newswires by Tennille Tracy, May 26, 2011

Fire breaks out at Fukushima Dai-ni nuclear plant — Started in basement near Reactor No. 1

‘Most’ of the melted nuclear fuel remained inside of vessels says TEPCO

Testimony: University professor pressured not to release radiation data