Japan Battles to Avert Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
Amid the fight to prevent a catastrophic meltdown, competing lessons are drawn from Japan’s past experience with earthquakes exceeding nuclear plant design.
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