On the 11th of March this year, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of Tohoku, Japan. It was the largest recorded earthquake to hit Japan and in the top 5 anywhere in the world since 1900. It, and the tsunami that followed, killed more than 15,000 people. And it […]
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Fukushima update
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Fukushima meltdown
In the light of events at the Fukushima nuclear plant following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, we discuss nuclear power and the implications of the unfolding situation.
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Tagged Anna Armstrong, Big Science, earthquake, Ed Gerstner, Fukushima, Japan, nuclear power, physics, plutonium, Resonance FM, science, Tanguy Chouard, tsunami, uranium, waste
