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  • Once one of the world's largest nuclear plants, the facility itself still leaks radiation, roughly one four-millionth as much as during the disaster's height, and now holds 21.5 million gallons of "high level radioactive waste water."

    U.S. learns nuclear plant lessons 2011

  • Once one of the world's largest nuclear plants, the facility itself still leaks radiation, roughly one four-millionth as much as during the disaster's height, and now holds 21.5 million gallons of "high level radioactive waste water."

    U.S. learns nuclear plant lessons 2011

  • Nowhere was apocalyptic imagery invoked more than in assessments of the disaster's likely effect on the ecology of the Gulf.

    Looking Beyond The BP Commission's Report Eric Smith 2011

  • Once one of the world's largest nuclear plants, the facility itself still leaks radiation, roughly one four-millionth as much as during the disaster's height, and now holds 21.5 million gallons of "high level radioactive waste water."

    U.S. learns nuclear plant lessons 2011

  • As Japan continues to cope with the natural disaster's impact, the biggest concern for its industries is when the country's disrupted supply chains will return to prequake conditions.

    Fujitsu Forecasts Japan IT Spending Rebound Juro Osawa 2011

  • As Japan continues to cope with the natural disaster's impact, the biggest concern for its industries is when the country's disrupted supply chains will return to prequake conditions.

    Fujitsu Forecasts Japan IT Spending Rebound Juro Osawa 2011

  • Three U.S. life insurers with significant Japanese exposure—Aflac Inc., Prudential Financial Inc. and MetLife Inc.—face "moderate" losses from the disaster's thousands of fatalities, according to Moody's.

    Japan: The Business Aftershocks Andrew Dowell 2011

  • A professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and the City College of New York, Kaku discussed some recent revelations about the disaster's impact, and noted that Japanese officials still don't have control at the site.

    Fukushima Nuclear Plant Remains 'Ticking Time Bomb' After Japan Disaster: Michio Kaku, Theoretical Physicist 2011

  • But Mr. Bly said such concerns didn't influence the work of his team, which was simply trying to find the disaster's true causes.

    Doubts Raised About BP Study Ben Casselman 2010

  • Dealing with the disaster's full legacy is still another matter.

    BP's Limited Legal Relief Andrew Peaple 2011

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