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10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challenge

  • Written by Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challengeAn International Atomic Energy Agency investigator examines Reactor Unit 3 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, May 27, 2011.Greg Webb, IAEA/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, the biggest recorded earthquake in Japanese history hit the country’s northeast coast. It was followed by a tsunami that traveled up to 6 miles (10...

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