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The power plant was beginning to be built
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Reactors at the power plant began operating
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Fukushima amounts to 42% of the amount of radioactive isotope thought to have been released in Chernobyl Disaster
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15 foot tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of Fukushima Daiichi reactors causing a nuclear accident
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Earthquake hit coast of Japan causing a tsunami to occur
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Workers struggled to restore power and control situation at the plant-fires, explosions, and releases of radioactivity interfered with efforts to restore power
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Japanese authorities termed the accident at Fukushima a level five incident
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Authorities warned that tap water and adjacent prefectures had shown levels of iodine 131
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Six Fukushima workers died since tsunami, 573 deaths were certified as disaster related
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A task to prevent release of radioactive materials, spread to news and public
