Fukushima
Americannoun
noun
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The exchange reflects the renaissance under way in the uranium market, which spent a decade in the doldrums after the Fukushima meltdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Small modular reactors are tiny compared with the huge nuclear plants — such as those in Chernobyl and Fukushima — behind dangerous meltdown scares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Fukushima earthquake and tsunami of 2011 in Japan caused major damage to the nearby Iwaki museum with damage to some of the fossils in their collections.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Fukushima mayor said officials also saw the bear drinking water from a tap, adding it may have turned the handle itself, and describing it as being "extremely intelligent."
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Most reactors were built long before fast, compact computers were available, and Fukushima Daiichi, which was commissioned in the 1970s, was no exception.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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