Original Blog Entry: Union of Concerned Scientists: Fukushima

jimmy4164 — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:55:13 GMT

Within hours of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands along the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, the world learned of another casualty of the disaster: the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Fukushima crisis brought nuclear power safety issues into the spotlight in a way unknown since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The press and public needed clear, accurate explanations of what was going on in Japan and how it might affect the rest of the world. In the weeks following the disaster, UCS experts responded to this need by sharing their analysis of the crisis and its implications for the U.S. with the media, policymakers, fellow scientists and the public through a variety of channels...

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