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The tag 'radiation release' covers discussions about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, including the government's delayed disclosure of large-scale radioactive material releases in March 2011. Topics include the raising of the accident severity level to 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale, comparisons to the Chernobyl catastrophe, and ongoing challenges such as radiation leaks and the need for international assistance to cool damaged reactors. The content focuses on the crisis management, official responses, and technical aspects of the radiation release from the tsunami-crippled plant.
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    The Truth : Japanese Goverment Bullshit People

    TOKYO — Japanese officials struggled through the day on Tuesday to explain why it had taken them a month to disclose large-scale releases of radioactive material in mid-March at a crippled nuclear power plant, as the government and an electric utility disagreed on the extent of continuing...
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    Japan to raise Fukushima nuclear crisis level to 7

    Japan has reportedly decided to raise the severity level of the crisis at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the maximum seven on an international scale from the current status of five. The Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and...
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    Crisis Continues at Crippled Japanese Nuclear Power Plants

    Link RemovedThis handout picture shows the damaged third (L) and fourth reactors of the TEPCO Fukushima No.1 power plant in Fukushima, north of Tokyo, March 16, 2011 Japan's government acknowledged Wednesday it might need the help of U.S. military forces to halt continuing radioactive emissions...
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