World's worst nuclear accidents

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Video: Japan's desperate measures to avoid a meltdown
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 18:01:02 UTC
Video: Nuke expert: "This is only the very beginning" of disaster
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 18:00:54 UTC
India's Nuclear Chief: Reactor Review But No Shutdown
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 17:50:17 UTC
Fukushima - disaster or distraction?
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 17:30:26 UTC
Obama orders review of nuclear plants
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 17:10:40 UTC
India must learn from Fukushima nuclear meltdown
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 17:10:32 UTC
How Far from Fukushima Will Fallout Pose a Health Risk?
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 17:01:20 UTC
Infographic: Map Shows Nuclear Reactors in Quake Zones
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 16:01:33 UTC
Canadian nuclear watchdog requests review
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 15:31:23 UTC
Frantic Repairs Go On at Plant as Japan Raises Severity of Crisis
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 15:10:39 UTC
Video: Nuke expert: "This is only the very beginning" of disaster
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 14:31:14 UTC
Video: Japan's desperate measures to avoid a meltdown
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 14:01:47 UTC
Nuclear reactors in Japan
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 12:51:49 UTC
Europe looks beyond nuclear power
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 12:51:12 UTC
Japan Reactor Crisis: Satellite Pictures Reveal Damage
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 12:20:14 UTC
UK nuclear report due in two months
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 9:50:56 UTC
Japan raises nuclear alert level
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 9:50:43 UTC
14 nuclear near-misses
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 6:00:11 UTC
Japan nuclear accident poses crisis for worker safety
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 2:20:17 UTC
The Worst Case: What If the Water Ran Dry in the Japanese Reactors?
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 23:10:07 UTC
U.S. radiation suits donated to Japan
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 21:00:31 UTC
Is Japan Reactor Crew on Suicide Mission?
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 21:00:18 UTC
Little Protection for Those on the Front Lines
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 20:30:11 UTC
Japan attempts to avert nuclear disaster
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 20:00:57 UTC
Japan nuclear plant firm opens Twitter account
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 19:00:13 UTC
Green: On Our Radar: No Robots Deployed In Nuclear Crisis
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 17:10:10 UTC
Risks from radiation low in Japan but panic high
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 14:30:14 UTC
How does a nuclear meltdown work? (w/ Video)
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 14:30:10 UTC
Risks from radiation low in Japan but panic high
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 14:10:06 UTC
China suspends nuclear building
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 13:40:14 UTC
Japan a robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 12:50:22 UTC
U.S. Calls Radiation ‘Extremely High;’ Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 9:42:04 UTC
U.S. shows growing alarm over Japan nuclear crisis
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 5:20:20 UTC
Nuclear Agency Tells a Concerned Congress That U.S. Industry Remains Safe
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 4:20:06 UTC
U.S. remains safe from radioactivity, officials say, but levels are being watched closely
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Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 4:00:23 UTC
Chernobyl Can Teach Japan About Limiting Radiation Exposure
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 22:20:16 UTC
Lessons for Japan from the Chernobyl catastrophe
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 22:00:41 UTC
How Is Japan's Nuclear Disaster Different?
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 22:00:27 UTC
U.S. to deploy ground monitoring equipment in Japan: Chu
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 21:30:11 UTC
Crisis Offers Chance to Re-Examine, Upgrade Nuclear Plants
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 21:02:08 UTC
Heroic Fukushima Workers Face Staggering Risks
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 21:01:44 UTC
U.S. Calls Radiation ‘Extremely High’ and Urges Deeper Caution in Japan
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 20:50:14 UTC
U.S. shows growing alarm over Japan nuclear "crisis"
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 20:50:10 UTC
China puts hold on nuclear power approvals
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 20:31:29 UTC
Feds deploy more radiation monitors in western US
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 18:31:48 UTC
Feds deploy more radiation monitors in western US
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 18:30:32 UTC
Japanese tsunami's effects will change how, where future nuclear power plants are built
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 18:01:26 UTC
India, China, Pakistan review nuclear safety
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 18:00:23 UTC
Green: Q. and A. on the Nuclear Crisis in Japan
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 17:10:35 UTC
Green: House Panel to Question Nuclear Regulatory and Energy Chiefs
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 13:40:12 UTC
Japan battles to contain nuclear crisis and relieve quake survivors
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 11:30:36 UTC
Fukushima nuclear plant evacuated after radiation spikes
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 9:02:29 UTC
Radiation exposure and the effects on human health
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 1:30:18 UTC
How Radiation Threatens Health
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 0:00:21 UTC
Japan crisis spikes demand for radiation pills
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 23:00:16 UTC
Design of Japan's nuclear plants faulted
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 22:00:21 UTC
How Is Radiation Exposure Measured?
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 21:30:53 UTC
Can Extreme Engineering Save Nuclear Plants from Disasters?
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 21:00:15 UTC
Japan's nuclear power crisis escalates
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 20:00:29 UTC
Fukushima triggers new look at mega-quake threat
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 19:30:43 UTC
Secretary Chu Says U.S. Administration Remains Committed to Nuclear Power
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 19:30:28 UTC
'Rigged' cooling may fail at Japan nuke plant: US scientist
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 19:00:26 UTC
Green: Questions on the Nuclear Crisis in Japan
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 18:30:20 UTC
German nuclear plants shut down
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 18:00:36 UTC
Quake sparks nuclear crisis
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 18:00:22 UTC
U.S. energy chief gives cautious backing to nuclear
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 17:50:04 UTC
Germany to shut down seven reactors
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 17:30:29 UTC
Quake sparks nuclear crisis
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 17:00:18 UTC
Japanese nuclear plant hit by fire and third explosion
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:32:05 UTC
Video: Japan's nuclear power plant: What went wrong?
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:24 UTC
Video: Second blast at Fukushima felt 25 miles away
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:23 UTC
Video: Japan's radiation exposure risks
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:21 UTC
U.S. nuclear safety in focus after Japan quake
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:19 UTC
Video: Are America's nuclear power plants safe?
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:18 UTC
Video: U.S. nuclear plants: Can they withstand a natural disaster?
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:17 UTC
Spent fuel rods add to Japan's nuclear woes
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:31:04 UTC
Video: Third explosion at Fukushima; high radiation levels
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:30:58 UTC
Germany shuts down seven reactors
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:01:40 UTC
Japan's Disaster May Cool U.S. Acceptance of Nuclear Power
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:01:02 UTC
Green: On Our Radar: Wind and Solar Stocks Surge on Nuclear Fears
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 16:00:38 UTC
Radiation exposure: a quick guide to what each level means
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 14:00:55 UTC
Green: Nuclear Plants Multiply in Developing Countries
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 11:50:07 UTC
Physicists demonstrate conditions for laser-driven fusion
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 11:00:25 UTC
Japan's nuclear crisis felt in Europe
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 5:00:39 UTC
Cosmic Log: Clearing up nuclear questions
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011, 23:00:50 UTC
Germany suspends nuclear extension
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011, 17:00:20 UTC
Video: U.S. nuclear plants: Can they withstand a natural disaster?
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011, 16:02:35 UTC
Video: Second blast at Fukushima felt 25 miles away
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011, 13:30:49 UTC
Radiation Expert Available to Explain Concerns About Keeping Japan's Nuclear Power Plants Cool Following Massive Quake
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011, 6:01:09 UTC
World's worst nuclear accidents
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