Tokyo (AFP) March 13, 2011 - Japan's top government spokesman Yukio Edano said Sunday that radioactive meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant.
Paris (AFP) March 13, 2011 - Evacuation, temporary shelter and iodine pills are the chief weapons for protecting civilians against nuclear fallout, experts say.
Vienna (AFP) March 13, 2011 - - Radiation levels at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Japan have returned to normal after a state of emergency was called there earlier, the UN atomic watchdog IAEA said Sunday. The Japanese autho
Washington (AFP) March 13, 2011 - The unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan at reactors damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami has led some lawmakers to call for putting the brakes on US nuclear development.
Tokyo (AFP) March 13, 2011 - The operator of a quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant said Sunday that the cooling system of another reactor was not working and risked a possible explosion.
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2011 - At least three residents evacuated from a Japanese town near a quake-hit nuclear plant have been exposed to radiation, media reports said Saturday.
Minamisoma, Japan (AFP) March 12, 2011 - An explosion and feared meltdown at one of Japan's nuclear plants Saturday exposed the scale of the disaster facing the country after a massive quake and tsunami left 1,000 feared dead.
Los Angeles (AFP) March 12, 2011 - California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said Saturday, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific.
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2011 - A Japanese nuclear power plant was hit by an explosion Saturday, raising fears of a radioactive meltdown, a day after a massive quake damaged the facility's cooling system.
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2011 - A Japanese nuclear safety panel said Saturday radiation levels were 1,000 times above normal in a reactor control room after a huge quake damaged a plant's cooling system, Kyodo News said.
Vienna (AFP) March 12, 2011 - Japanese authorities have informed the UN atomic agency about an explosion at an ageing Japanese nuclear power plant, the IAEA said Saturday.
Washington (AFP) March 12, 2011 - A US nuclear expert said Saturday that the accident at a Japanese nuclear reactor was one of the three worst in history, and could become a complete disaster if it goes to a full meltdown.
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2011 - Japan scrambled Saturday to prevent nuclear accidents at two atomic plants where reactor cooling systems failed after a massive earthquake, as it evacuated tens of thousands of residents.
Hong Kong (AFP) March 12, 2011 - A US radiation expert says cooling is the key to averting disaster at the quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan, it was reported Saturday.
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2011 - Japan's nuclear authorities warned Saturday that quake-hit atomic plant Fukushima No. 1, about 250 kilometres (160 miles) northeast of Tokyo, may be experiencing a nuclear meltdown, media said.
Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2011 - Japan, with scant energy resources of its own, relies on an extensive nuclear power network which authorities have always insisted is built to withstand the most powerful earthquakes.
