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Japan plant emissions 'equal to 10% of Chernobyl'

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Tokyo (AFP) April 12, 2011
Radiation emissions from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are equal to 10 percent of those produced by Chernobyl, Japan's nuclear safety watchdog said Tuesday.

"In terms of volume of radioactive materials released, our estimate shows it is about 10 percent of what was released by Chernobyl," a nuclear safety agency spokesman told reporters.



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Russia hopes that Japan will disclose full information about the situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and will stop dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "We hope that our Japanese partners will provide all interested parties with complete information about the radiation situation in the area around the Fukushima nuclear ... read more







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