Disaster - Pakistan anger over the release of CIA killer

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Description: Japan Meltdown Iran رژیم جمهوری اسلامی نگران هفته آینده اعتراض جمعی از ایران Tsunami swamps Japan after powerful quake An unprecedented series of crises in the reactors at three of Japan's 54 nuclear power reactors, triggered by Friday's massive quake and tsunami, is continuing to fuel fears of a fresh, enduring catastrophe of radioactive contamination — a prospect that is particularly alarming in the only nation to be attacked with atomic bombs. In one reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, nuclear fuel rods were exposed when they were dangerously depleted of cooling water. In two other reactors, hydrogen explosions have blown the roofs off their surrounding buildings. And early this morning, another explosion occurred. Like the others, it was the result of hydrogen building up in the outer building that surrounds the reactor. MORE: Post-quake Japan gripped by fear GRAPHIC: Nuclear emergencies grip Japan FULL COVERAGE: Photos, audio, video and more on Japan Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency acknowledged Monday that radiation levels at the plant had increased. Japan has evacuated nearly 200000 people from areas near the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant and the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant nearby. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Japan had distributed 230000 units of iodine — which can counter radiation's effects on the thyroid — to evacuation centers as a precaution. Late Monday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said a fire had started among spent fuel rods at the ...
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