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June 11, 2015

Japan's Over Confidence Proved Deadly in Fukushima Disaster
Vienna, Austria (Sputnik) Jun 11, 2015
Japan's excessively firm belief in the safety of its nuclear power plants was among the main reasons why the country was unprepared to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said Monday. In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a meltdown of several reactors as a result of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. "Before the Fukushima Daiichi accident there was a widespread belief in Japan that Japanese nuclear ... read more

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