Radioactive material may reach US today: report

Radioactive material may reach US today: report Boston: Small amount of radioactive material, blowing from Japan's damaged nuclear power plants, is expected to reach California on Friday but experts have said the radiation would be "within safe limits" and poses no major risk, according to a media report. Radioactive isotopes are being blown toward North America "high in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean" and will reach California as soon as Friday, a report in the Los...
09:36 AM, Mar 18, 2011
WikiLeaks: Nuke warnings issued 2 years ago

WikiLeaks: Nuke warnings issued 2 years ago

New documents released by WikiLeaks show that Japan had been warned of a meltdown two years ago. ...
07:40 AM, Mar 17, 2011

First batch of Indians from Japan arrives

First batch of Indians from Japan arrives New Delhi: Delhi airport was a picture of chaos on Wednesday night with almost every one here wanting to catch a glimpse of the passengers who were brought back from Japan on a special flight. But the 500 passengers who got off the flight were composed. Passenger Ridhi Singla said, "If people want to come there are flights coming every day. I came because I am pregnant. For normal reason...
07:09 AM, Mar 17, 2011

Japan prepares to restart work at nuke plant

Japan prepares to restart work at nuke plant Fukushima: Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear complex on Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporarily suspending efforts to cool the overheating reactors. Hours later, officials said they were preparing to send the team back in. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the workers, who had been dousing the reactors with seawater in a frantic effort to stabilize their temperatures, had no choice but to pull...
03:13 PM, Mar 16, 2011

New quakes rock tsunami-devastated Japan

New quakes rock tsunami-devastated Japan Sendai: Huge earthquakes rocked northeastern Japan on Saturday, a day after a giant temblor set off a powerful tsunami that killed hundreds of people, turned the coast into a swampy wasteland and left two nuclear reactors dangerously close to meltdown. The United States Geological Survey said a strong earthquake struck just before noon in the sea in virtually the same place where the magnitude 8.9 quake on Friday unleashed one...
10:11 AM, Mar 12, 2011

Chile upgrades tsunami alert for its coastline

Chile upgrades tsunami alert for its coastline Santiago: Chile on Friday upgraded a tsunami alert for its coastline and remote Easter Island territory after waves triggered by a massive earthquake in Japan hit Hawaii, and said it would evacuate flood-prone areas along the mainland coast. Chile was hit by a magnitude 8.8 quake and ensuing tsunamis a year ago that hammered towns, roads and industries in south central Chile, killed more than 500 people and caused an...
07:40 AM, Mar 12, 2011

Terror threat to the west coast, states on alert

Terror threat to the west coast, states on alert Home Minister said terrorists may target vital installations along the coast. ...
02:03 PM, Jul 01, 2009
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