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This satellite image of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Japan, taken by DigitalGlobe on March 17, shows damage to the Units 1, 3, and 4 reactor buildings.
Wednesday, May. 18, 2011

Open quoteJapan is going to teach us lessons. If we're in a situation where we can't vent where we need to, we need to fix that.Close quote

  • DAVID LOCHBAUM,
  • nuclear safety project director from the Union of Concerned Scientists, on the G.E. venting system that was part of Japan's nuclear reactor failings; the same vents are used in the U.S.
Photo: REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout | Source: New York Times