Alex Thomson
Fukushima’s two British Samurai survivors
Two British teachers caught up in the Fukushima nuclear meltdown tell Alex Thomson why they continue to teach their evacuated children, somewhere, somehow.
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Alex Thomson
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Fukushima families in limbo as media visit plant
On the day journalists are taken to the Fukushima nuclear plant, devastated by March’s tsunami and earthquake, Alex Thomson meets some of the families evacuated to Tokyo in the wake of the disaster.
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New fission fears at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear site
Eight months on from the devastating tsunami and earthquake which sparked a nuclear crisis in Japan, an expert tells Channel 4 News new signs of fission at the plant are “a concern”.
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Fukushima’s nuclear surprises
Nearly eight months after nuclear reactors at Fukushima melted down and exploded they are still throwing up surprises, writes Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Tom Clarke.
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Is any job worth this risk? I speak to Fukushima clear-up workers
One man told us he had come out of “a sense of duty” and there were others who were simply told by their employers that they had to work at Fukushima. “Could you refuse?” I asked one technician. “Well, that would put you in a very uncomfortable position,” he said before adding, “Japanese workers are very obedient.”
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Fukushima: where life stopped in an instant
Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent John Sparks visits the Fukushima exclusion zone to find all traces of human activity have been eradicated following Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan to fire nuclear officals over Fukushima
Japan is expected to sack three nuclear power policy officials, five months after Fukushima witnessed the world’s worst atomic crisis in 25 years.
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Fukushima beef to be banned
Japan plans to ban cattle shipments from Fukushima in response to growing concerns about the safety of beef originating from the area.
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British nuclear plans given all-clear post Fukushima
Britain’s chief nuclear adviser says the country’s nuclear plants are not at risk of replicating Japan’s nuclear crisis but Greenpeace tells Channel 4 News his findings are premature.
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Japan: Fukushima workers re-enter damaged plant
Workers at Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have entered one of the reactor buildings for the first time since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a crippling explosion.
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Japan bans people from entering Fukushima evacuation zone
Japan has banned people from entering a 12 mile evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant following the tsunami. People will now only be able to go there under Government supervision.
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Jon Snow
Disaster that is Fukushima still gathering pace
As the Japanese authorities rate the Fukushima crisis at the highest level, on a par with Chernobyl, Jon Snow looks at how they have dealt with the accident and the public reaction.
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Fukushima clean-up will take decades and cost billions
As the Japanese announce that four of the reactors at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will be decommissioned, an expert tells Channel 4 News the clean-up will take years and cost billions.
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Fukushima: very low levels of radiation reach UK
As extremely low levels of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are detected in Glasgow, Japanese residents tell Channel 4 News their fears over the ongoing crisis.
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Jon Snow
Fukushima's unknown unknowns
Jon Snow struggles to extrapolate the truth about the state of Japan’s nuclear situation from the mire of conflicting reports. Does anyone really know what’s going on?
