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‘Closer to Bringing the Situation Under Control’: Sunday Night, Monday Morning at Fukushima

LATER UPDATE: Workers return to plant, resume attempts to restore electricity to Units 1 to 4 | LATE UPDATES: Gray smoke at Unit 3, workers 'temporarily evacuated' | Workers training to spray concrete to encase Unit 4...

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Brad Friedman,
3/20/2011 -
11:59 pm PT

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Happy Anniversary! Fukushima May be Cooling, the Gulf May be Leaking, and a Bad Moon is Rising…

UPDATED TWICE: Pressure said rising again at nuclear reactor Unit 3, now stabilized after all...

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Brad Friedman,
3/19/2011 -
8:34 pm PT

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‘Renewed Nuclear Chain Reaction Feared’: Friday Fears at Fukushima’s Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Latest status of crippled reactors; Spent fuel rod danger; Fallout detected in S. California; Wind 'saving Japan's ass'; Coulter: Radiation is 'good for you'; Prime Minister's office tweets...

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Brad Friedman,
3/18/2011 -
5:20 pm PT

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My KPFK Interview With Greg Palast on the Plan for TEPCO to Build Nuclear Reactors in Texas

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Brad Friedman,
3/17/2011 -
6:50 pm PT

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VIDEO: TEPCO Releases New Aerial Footage of Crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactors

Helicopter water drops, water cannon trucks reportedly having little success at lowering temperature, radiation levels at plant...

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Brad Friedman,
3/17/2011 -
2:41 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – March 17, 2011

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Ongoing Special Coverage: Japan's Nuclear Emergency...

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Desi Doyen,
3/17/2011 -
1:36 pm PT

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‘We Could Not Delay Further’: Helicopters Drop Water Onto Fukushima’s Crippled Nuclear Reactors

Dangerous operation indicates situation's increasing severity; Water cannon trucks from Tokyo Police dispatched to plant as well

UPDATE: Contrary to earlier reports, officials say water still in fuel storage pool at Unit 4, so water drops prioritized for Unit 3...

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Brad Friedman,
3/16/2011 -
8:08 pm PT

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UK, France to Citizens: Get Out of Tokyo Due to Nuke Plant Worries; US to Citizens: No Worries!

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Brad Friedman,
3/16/2011 -
1:51 pm PT

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SMOKE BILLOWS FROM REACTOR 3 AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR PLANT; WORKERS EVACUATED

Govt spokesman: Crew ordered out as radiation levels rose earlier, reason for smoke unclear, possibly radioactive steam; Workers since returned to plant...

TEPCO releases photos of damage at Unit 4...

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Brad Friedman,
3/15/2011 -
8:12 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – March 15, 2011

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Special Report: JAPAN on the brink of nuclear disaster

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Desi Doyen,
3/15/2011 -
1:43 pm PT

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[Live Blog] PM ADDRESSES NATION: RADIATION LEVELS RISING, EVAC ZONE EXPANDED, FIRE AT UNIT 4, ASKS FOR CALM | THIRD EXPLOSION AS BLAST HEARD AT FUKUSHIMA UNIT 2

LATEST: Fire erupts again at Unit 4 | PM: 'Radiation levels now danger to human health'; All but 'critical' workers evacuated from plant; Evacuations expanded, citizens asked to remain indoors; Fire at Unit 4; PM asks for calm | Unit 2 explosion heard in suppression chamber | Fuel rods half exposed ; Core containment vessel may have been damaged...

Latest UPDATES added to bottom of article...

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Brad Friedman,
3/14/2011 -
4:46 pm PT

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NEW EXPLOSION AT JAPAN’S FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI UNIT NO. 3 NUKE REACTOR

LATEST: 3RD EXPLOSION - THIS ONE AT UNIT 2 | U.S. 7th Fleet repositioning after exposure to radioactive cloud | VIDEO shows flash, plume | 6 workers injured, residents 'on edge', ordered to remain indoors | Officials believe reactor vessel NOT breached in hydrogen explosion, control room at unit still operational...

See bottom of article for continuing detailed UPDATES...

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Brad Friedman,
3/13/2011 -
8:09 pm PT

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VIDEO: From Within the Tsunami…

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Brad Friedman,
3/13/2011 -
4:32 pm PT

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[Live Blog] EXPLOSION ROCKS NUCLEAR PLANT AT FUKUSHIMA | INJURIES, PLUMES OF SMOKE, WALLS COLLAPSED | EVAC AREA WIDENED

PM spokes: 'container not breached'; 140k evacuated; 4 injured in explosion; 'At least' 9 exposed to radiation (may rise to 160)

<b>LATEST</b>: EXPLOSION HEARD AT 2ND PLANT | Radiation levels too high; 2 meltdowns may be under way; Iodine pills for radiation poisoning circulated | Emergency cooling system fails at 2nd reactor, valve opened to release pressure...

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Brad Friedman,
3/12/2011 -
3:04 am PT

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