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12:49 PM EST on May 14th, 2011 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

Man dies after collapsing while working at Fukushima — Had put on a full protective suit to help prevent radiation exposure

Fukushima Daiichi plant worker dies, NHK, May 14, 2011

12:23 PM EST on May 14th, 2011 | 55 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO concealed radiation data before explosion at No. 3 reactor — Workers not informed of extremely high levels

08:33 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 124 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO: Reactor No. 2 and 3 water level gauges “not very trustworthy” — Likely malfunctioning as No. 1 did

07:51 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 44 comments - (Comments are closed)

Off the Scale: Radiation in No. 1 reactor building exceeds 1,000 millisieverts per hour — Levels too high for Geiger counter to measure

07:04 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 32 comments - (Comments are closed)

“Highly dangerous” levels of radiation detected in No. 3 reactor building — Double amount from April

Robot finds high radiation at No. 3 reactor bldg, The Yomiuri Shimbun, May 14, 2011

04:59 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 42 comments - (Comments are closed)

Top DOE official: US “had difficulty grasping what was actually happening” at Fukushima (VIDEO)

02:57 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 61 comments - (Comments are closed)

‘Situation’ at No. 1 reactor “could escalate rapidly if the lava melts through the reactor vessel”

The Independent, May 13, 2011

02:15 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fears that Reactor No. 3 “which contains MOX plutonium fuel, may have also suffered a meltdown”

Partial meltdown hits Fukushima nuclear plant, The Independent, May 13, 2011

12:56 PM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japanese nuclear expert says meltdown has now made cooling “very difficult” (AUDIO)

11:09 AM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 32 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO admits “multiple holes” found in bottom of No. 1 reactor’s pressure vessel

10:29 AM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Plan to flood Fukushima reactor could cause new blast, experts warn

09:50 AM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 25 comments - (Comments are closed)

Real severe problem cooling Unit No. 3 reactor — Hydrogen explosion possible (VIDEO)

Real severe problem cooling Unit No. 3 reactor — Hydrogen explosion possible (VIDEO)

Fairewinds Associates, May 13, 2011

07:33 AM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 35 comments - (Comments are closed)

Gov’t Official: It is a fact that nuclear fuel melted a hole through Reactor No. 1

06:29 AM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

Most likely ‘solution’ to fuel melting through reactor is a concrete wall around Unit No. 1 — “Could now take years” to encapsulate because of high radiation

UPDATE 2-Fukushima reactor has a hole, leading to leakage, Reuters

05:33 AM EST on May 13th, 2011 | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)

NYT: TEPCO had hoped that Reactor No. 1 was the “easiest to bring under control” as No. 2 and 3 are believed to be breached and leaking

07:50 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 114 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO: Unit No. 1 is now “in a state of meltdown” — Suspects there are holes in bottom of reactor (VIDEO)

06:22 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 95 comments - (Comments are closed)

“It’s Official: Fukushima Was Hit With a Full-Blown Nuclear Meltdown” — Pool of radioactive lava could be melting its way out

04:55 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

Color-corrected image shows constant flow of smoke/steam from Reactor Units No. 2, 3, 4 (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

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May 12, 2011 at 4:15 pm EDT

03:58 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 35 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO: Water level data from Reactors No. 2 and 3 “may not be credible” after what happened at No. 1

01:16 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 22 comments - (Comments are closed)

“Reactor Rupture”: TEPCO says “there must be a large leak” in No. 1 reactor — Reveals No. 2 and 3 may have similar ruptures

Reactor Rupture Could Slow Japan Plant Stabilization, National Journal’s Global Security Newswire, May 12, 2011

12:54 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 146 comments - (Comments are closed)

NILU ends public forecasts as map shows large radiation clouds now over US, Canada (VIDEOS)

Fukushima, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), May 11, 2011

12:26 PM EST on May 12th, 2011 | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO: Bigger breach in No. 1 reactor core than expected — “Serious setback” to stabilize Fukushima

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