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Scrutiny of evacuations continues

Posted on August 17, 2011 by juliepullen

This week the Wall Street Journal published a cluster of frontpage stories (here and here, along with video content) about the evacuation mishaps and tragedies in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear incident.  In “How Japan Stumbled in Forecasting … Continue reading →

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Evacuations lacked key plume model input

Posted on August 11, 2011 by juliepullen

A recent frontpage story in the New York Times explores in more depth an evacuation tragedy that plagued the Fukushima nuclear incident.  The event they focus on is the evacuation of Namie, first reported by the Daily Yomiuri on June … Continue reading →

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