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[BBC] Fukushima: What happened - and what needs to be done
A month has elapsed since the emergency at Fukushima began. But what exactly has gone on there and what are the priorities now? One way of looking at the drama that has unfolded around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors is as a narrative with one central plot, and a number of...- cybercore
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A few thoughts on the situation .
They house all this nuclear material in massive concrete buildings and thick ,thick metal containers for the reactor cores . Spent fuel is handled in much the same way . Kept well away from the human population in insulated containers . Soon as we have a nuclear dissaster it is all change ! No...- whoosh
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