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Woman Burned After Rocks Spontaneously Combust
KTLA NewsSAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Beach rocks that seriously burned a 43-year old woman appeared to be coated with phosphorus, health officials said. Lyn Hiner's children collected the seven rocks at Trestles Beach and brought them home. Hours later, Hiner...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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San Onofre Nuclear Plant Could Be Partly Back in June
KTLA NewsSAN ONOFRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- The problems at the San Onofre nuclear power plant are serious enough that the facility will not be able to operate at full capacity when it reopens, perhaps as early as June. The announcement comes as officials continue to...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Dianne Feinstein, Darrell E Issa, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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3.9 Quake Hits Near San Juan Capistrano, Rattles O.C.
KTLA NewsSAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A magnitude-3.9 earthquake rattled Orange County on Monday morning. The temblor hit at 10:37 a.m., and was centered one mile from San Juan Capistrano. The quake was several miles north of the San Onofre Nuclear... -
Japan Gathers for Tearful Memorial, 1 Year After Devastating Quake
CNNTOKYO, Japan -- Japan gathered Sunday amid tears, prayers and a moment of silence to mark one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century. Throngs nationwide observed a moment...Tags: Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Earthquakes, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011)
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Radioactive Particles from Japan Found in Local Sea Kelp
KTLA NewsLONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- Researchers say seaweed harvested from Orange County beaches tested positive for small amounts of radiation from last year's nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. According...Tags: Science and Technology, Nuclear Accidents, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)
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Traces of Radiation Found in Japanese Baby Formula
Los Angeles TimesREPORTING FROM SEOUL -- A Japanese baby food manufacturer has announced the recall of 400,000 cans of infant formula which reportedly contain traces of radioactive cesium connected to the nation's recent nuclear plant meltdown. After panicked parents...Tags: Oceans, Employees, Leukemia, Cancer, Politics
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Head of Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Suddenly Hospitalized
KTLA NewsTOKYO, Japan -- The head of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, site of the world's worst atomic accident in 25 years more than eight months ago, has been hospitalized and will be replaced in his post, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said on...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan, Plant Openings, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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'Doomsday Clock' Moved One Minute Closer to 'Midnight'
KTLA NewsCHICAGO -- The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" scientists use to portray what they feel is the risk from nuclear holocaust has moved a minute closer to midnight. The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by the board of directors of...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, University of Chicago
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17 Workers Exposed to Plutonium in Nuclear Lab Mishap
KTLA NewsIDAHO FALLS -- The Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Energy Department nuclear research site in eastern Idaho, said on Tuesday that 17 employees have been exposed to plutonium. All were decontaminated on site and taken to INL's Central Facilities Medical...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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Ballot Measure Would Shut Down Nuclear Plants in California
KTLA NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A proposed ballot measure would force a shut down of California's nuclear power plants at San Onofre and Diablo Canyon. The Nuclear Waste Act of 2012 would require that no nuclear power be generated in California until the...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Plant Openings, Business, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Japan Widens Investigation Into Nuclear-Contaminated Beef
CNNTOKYO -- Japan announced Tuesday that all beef detected with radiation higher than government safety standards will be destroyed as the probe into beef contaminated from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant expands. This week governments in three...Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Science and Technology, Standards, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fukushima Prefecture (Japan)
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Lethal Radiation Levels Detected at Damaged Japan Nuclear Plant
CNNTOKYO, Japan -- The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it has detected record radiation levels at the facility. Lethal levels of radiation were measured Monday at the bottom of a ventilation tower on the grounds between...Tags: Science and Technology, Emergency Incidents, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Politics, Earthquakes
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