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Nuclear energy in Japan

This photo shows the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant situated in Naraha and Tomioka towns, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Feb. 26, 2021.

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Japan quake prompts nuclear emergency

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with nuclear safety expert Charles Ferguson about the nuclear power emergency caused by today’s earthquake in Japan. The quake knocked out the cooling and backup power systems at a nuclear plant about 150 miles north of Tokyo.

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