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Friend's death etched in memory of young Fukushima No. 1 worker

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Oct 9, 2014

Friend's death etched in memory of young Fukushima No. 1 worker

by Yukiko Maeda

This is the last in a six-part series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Little is known about the death of a young worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power ...

The unsung hero of the meltdowns

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Oct 9, 2014

The unsung hero of the meltdowns

by Hideki Takahashi

This is the last in a series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on the accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Job titles and ages are as of March 2011. Nine months after the Fukushima No. 1 core ...

How a pregnant Fukushima plant official remained at her station as the disaster unfolded

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Oct 9, 2014

How a pregnant Fukushima plant official remained at her station as the disaster unfolded

by Yukiko Maeda

This is the 15th in a series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on the accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Job titles and ages are as of March 2011. FUKUSHIMA — For Airi Ide, leaving the Fukushima ...

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Four days later: 'Fukushima 50' recount start of nuclear crisis

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 28, 2014

Four days later: 'Fukushima 50' recount start of nuclear crisis

by Hideki Takahashi

This is the 13th in a series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on the accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Job titles and ages are as of March 2011. At least 71 Tokyo Electric Power Co. employees ...

Tears, hopeful promises of reunion as Tepco workers evacuated Fukushima No. 1

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 28, 2014

Tears, hopeful promises of reunion as Tepco workers evacuated Fukushima No. 1

by Shinya Kokubun

12th in a series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on the accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Job titles and ages are as of March 2011.

As radiation levels soared at Fukushima No. 1, plant chief Yoshida rescinded evacuation order

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 28, 2014

As radiation levels soared at Fukushima No. 1, plant chief Yoshida rescinded evacuation order

by Hideki Takahashi

11th in a series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on the accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Job titles and ages are as of March 2011.

Helplessness as reactor 2 lost cooling

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 23, 2014

Helplessness as reactor 2 lost cooling

by Hideki Takahashi

Ninth in a series: While reactors 1 and 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex suffered core meltdowns, the cooling system for reactor 2 continued to work for three days despite the loss of power following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, ...

Tepco plea to evacuate enraged Kan

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 23, 2014

Tepco plea to evacuate enraged Kan

by Hisashi Ota

10th in a series: A senior Tokyo Electric Power Co. official broke down and wept in the prime minister’s office when the utility felt it had exhausted all options to prevent an utter catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 plant.

Yoshida's call on seawater kept reactor cool as Tokyo dithered

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 14, 2014

Yoshida's call on seawater kept reactor cool as Tokyo dithered

by Yukiko Maeda and Yuya Shinohara

Sixth in a series: When the No. 1 reactor building exploded at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex on March 12, 2011, blowing its concrete roof high into the sky, the employees were traumatized. Still, the officials at Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew they ...

Responders cowed by explosion at reactor 3 building of Fukushima No. 1

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 14, 2014

Responders cowed by explosion at reactor 3 building of Fukushima No. 1

by Yukiko Maeda

Eighth in a series: Workers at the Fukushima No. 1 plant recount their terror when a hydrogen blast ripped apart the building of reactor 3, raining down concrete rubble and cornering them on the site.

A melted shoe and a farewell letter in the dark

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 14, 2014

A melted shoe and a farewell letter in the dark

by Hideki Takahashi

Seventh in a series: While most had focused their attention on the state of reactors 1 and 2 at the Fukushima No. 1 complex as the 2011 nuclear crisis unfolded, Tokyo Electric's equipment restoration team headed to reactor 3 on March 13.

Fukushima No. 2 scrambled to avoid same fate as sister site Fukushima No. 1

National | LIVES ON THE LINE Sep 10, 2014

Fukushima No. 2 scrambled to avoid same fate as sister site Fukushima No. 1

by Mami Onoda

Fifth in a series: Fukushima No. 1 wasn't the only nuclear complex facing a critical situation after the magnitude-9.0 earthquake of March 11, 2011, unleashed a monster tsunami on the coast of Tohoku.

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