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New leak at Fukushima plant — 230 tons of radioactive water found in tunnel is rather “hot” — 9.6 million Bq/liter (VIDEO)

BBC: “Actual situation is much, much worse than we were told” says evacuee — “From the start Japan gov’t officials have lied”

TV: 50 billion pounds of Japan debris should reach West Coast beaches — Concern it “may contain radioactivity” — “Just a monstrous debris field coming our way” says oceanographer (VIDEO)

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Medical Journal Article: 14,000 U.S. deaths after Fukushima fallout — Streaming audio online at 4pm

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More on Reactor No. 2: If it catches fire “all bets are off” said physicist on Mar. 14 — NRC now admits it “burned continuously for several days”

*More on No. 2*: If it catches fire “all bets are off” said physicist — NRC now admits it “burned continuously for several days”

NRC says Reactor No. 2 “burned continuously for several days” after meltdown — Hydrogen “ignited” (VIDEO)

Mainichi: 16.8 uSv/hr at park in Tochigi — Crowded with families during holidays — 100 km from Fukushima

Paper: Strange growth discovered on spent fuel could be “biological in nature” — White, stringlike material resembles spider web

SNL mocks Fukushima — Shows radioactive monkeys replacing Godzilla (VIDEO)

SNL mocks Fukushima meltdowns — Shows radioactive monkeys replacing Godzilla (VIDEO)

Ex-Fukushima Worker: Tepco to open up a hole in Reactor No. 2 containment vessel by year’s end (VIDEO)

Ex-Fukushima Worker: Tepco to open up a hole in Reactor No. 2 containment vessel by year’s end (VIDEO)

Japan blog author claims medical workers said malformed babies are being declared as stillbirths or miscarriages — Not included in statistics (VIDEO)

Japan author claims medical workers said malformed babies are being declared as stillbirths or miscarriages — Not included in statistics (VIDEO)

Japan refugees in New Zealand: Family’s health suffering — Diarrhea, chest problems, swollen glands — “Many of her friends and family back in Fukushima have similar symptoms”

Whistleblower on MSNBC: Criticality possible at Hanford — We could end up with explosion like Fukushima — Warns of larger release of radioactive material (VIDEO)

LA Times: People just learning that gov’t may be telling fairy tale, says Japan broadcaster — Radiation levels around Fukushima were “almost beyond calculation” — Chernobyl reporters never saw anything like it

52 Fukushima workers hit with high fever, diarrhea, vomiting — Some hospitalized — Only 3 test positive for flu virus

CBS: New photos from west coast show large amounts of tsunami debris — Field the size of Calif. headed toward US, says estimate (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

CBS: New photos from west coast show large amounts of tsunami debris = Field the size of Calif. headed toward US, says estimate (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Mag: Curium and plutonium outside Fukushima plant indicate nuclear explosion at Reactor No. 3 — Broken spent nuclear fuel rods may have been scattered

Major US Paper Editorial: Some scientists predict 1 million people will die from cancer due to radiation exposure after Fukushima

Tokyo Shimbun: Fukushima worker says gov’t is lying

Mainichi: Gov’t needs to explain risk of more explosions at Fukushima — “Nothing but speculation” that fuel is being cooled by water

Report: Radioactive strontium detected near Tokyo, in Tokorozawa City at 348 Bq/kg

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Time: Some worry that melted Fukushima fuel may “reignite”