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Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Towers

Fukushima nuclear crisis continues to unfold

Source: PBS

An earthquake and tsunami in 2011 caused heavy damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Three reactors melted down, and radiation escaped into the air and water. Watch a report about how workers are still trying to contain the damage.

This entry was posted in Dealing with Disaster and tagged Current Events, History, Science & Nature, Technology on August 31, 2014 by Anita Hacker.

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