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March 17, 2022

7.4 Earthquake Off Fukushima Coast Kills 4, Triggers Shutoff of Nuclear Plant Cooling Systems
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In Japan, a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima
killed four people and injured 100 others Wednesday. A tsunami alert has
been lifted. The Tokyo Electric Power Company says the quake forced
cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants
offline for several hours. The cooling systems are critical to
preventing a nuclear disaster like the triple meltdown that followed
Japan's devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.


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