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Jon Letman, Truthout: ''In the age of constant crisis coverage, it is easy to forget that disasters don t just end once the cameras move on. On the contrary, they morph into new situations, sometimes improved, but often more complex and severe. In the case of Japan s earthquake-tsunami-nuclear catastrophe, part of that tripartite disaster floated out to sea as debris where it has been drifting for months to destinations unknown.''

http://www.truth-out.org/radioactive-or-not-tsunami-debris-could-seriously-impact-uss-canadas-west-coasts/1329238229

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Greenpeace: Fukushima Disaster Caused by Japan s Nuclear Authorities, Not Tsunami
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/28-5

Greenpeace: Lessons from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Report Shows Millions Remain at Risk
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/28

Fukushima: Far More 'Chronic and Lasting' Cesium Contamination Than Previously Believed
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/01-1

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Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster

The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year s nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting US-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, according to an independent report released Tuesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/probe-finds-japan-withheld-risks-nuke-disaster-100906893.html



Tour of 'fragile' Fukushima nuclear plant shows shocking state of disrepair

The equipment that serves as the lifeline of the cooling system is shockingly feeble-looking. Plastic hoses cracked by freezing temperatures have been mended with tape. A set of three pumps sits on the back of a pickup truck.

http://bit.ly/x5jLIw


From Information Clearing House

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Fukushima: Mark 1 Nuclear Reactor Design Caused GE Scientist To Quit In Protest
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/energy/americas-nuclear-time-bombs-.html



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Fukushima
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=nuke+disaster
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=radioactiv
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Greenpeace
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Jon+Letman
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