Background


Time: 2:46 pm local time, March 11, 2011
Epicenter: 130km from Sendai
Magnitude: 9.0

Scrutiny on global nuclear industry intensifies

Death toll at 4,314 in Japan after colossal quake

NRC: No water in spent fuel pool of Japan plant

US urges citizens to stay 80 km away from facility

Japan quake aftermath -- Live Report March 17

Japan scrambles to save nuclear plant

Chinese rescuers strive to find Japan survivors

Over 3,000 Chinese evacuated from Japan's quake areas

France says Japan lost control, French should leave

NE China steps up nuke-monitoring around quake-hit Japan

Sombre Japan emperor makes address to nation

S Korea orders safety check-up on nuclear reactors

Australian FM urges nationals to consider leaving Japan

Radiation fears spark panic buying for Japanese milk powder

Chinese Buddhists pray for Japan's quake victims

5.8-mag quake hits near east coast of Honshu

Japan forges ahead with quake-relief efforts

No Chinese tourist casualties in quake-stricken Japan

Strong earthquake rocks Chiba,Japan: Kyodo

Japanese in quake-hit area suffer from lack of food

Fuel rods damaged at reactor's 1 and 2

Fukushima No 3 reactor's container feared damaged

Japan may seek direct US help to cool reactors

Japan's nuke crisis might be next Chernobyl

GE engineer quit 35 yrs ago over reactor design

Airlines, travelers avoid Tokyo, fearing radiation

Japan calamities: 3,676 dead, 7,558 missing

India orders food from Japan to be tested

New reactor fire as Japan works to contain threat

Japan quake aftermath -- Live Report March 16

Japan Vice-FM: Quake, tsunami damage akin to a 'war'

Fire breaks out again at Fukushima's No 4 reactor

Japan radiation not enough to risk China

Japan radiation crisis escalates

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Japan

French nuclear agency now rates Japan accident at 6

Japan taking right measures to protect people

Reactor container intact in Japan's nuke blast

China loses contact with 261 Chinese in Japan

Japan feeds more money to banks as stocks slump

Japan imposes fly ban near Fukushima nuke plant

Tokyo reports slightly elevated radiation levels

Thailand to test food from Japan for radiation

Radiation leaps after Japan plant blasts

China's Red Cross donates 5m more to Japan

Chinese rescuers continue relief work in Japan

Radiation high enough to harm health: Japan govt

Japan says radiation levels rising around reactors

S Korean rescuers begin search in quake-hit Japan

Changes in Earth's rotation by quake unharmful: NASA

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