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More Safety Questions About the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

It has been a little more than two weeks since a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami impacted Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.  The news from Japan continues to be grim.  With news stories highlighting radiation “100,000 times” normal and … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned: Crisis Communications in Japan

More than a week after the nation of Japan declared an emergency at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant in Fukushima prefecture, the “haze” of the incident is just starting to clear.   Power has been restored to two of six … Continue reading

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What’s scary about radiation from Japan

The predictions today continue to be dire.  “Radiation Plume to Hit US Friday”, “Radiation will not hit Taiwan for Three Days”, “Philippines Gripped by Nuclear Panic…”.  Based on news reports, you would think that Thursday is the day that the … Continue reading

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Answers to Safety Questions About Radiation

See these two updates for more information: Updated: Answers to Safety Questions About Radiation What’s Scary about Radiation from Japan It was bound to happen. The moment Japan revealed the recent earthquake impacted several of its nuclear power stations near … Continue reading

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