Japan: A New Nuclear Inquiry

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/world/asia/japan-a-new-nuclear-inquiry.html

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Japanese government regulators said Wednesday that for the first time they will conduct their own investigation into the country’s nuclear crisis to address unanswered questions. The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami cut power and destroyed vital cooling systems at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant, causing meltdowns at three of its reactors. Experts still suspect that the quake, not the tsunami, may have set off the meltdowns. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said this issue, which could affect antiquake measures at nuclear plants nationwide, would be part of its investigation. The authority said the inquiry would also look into other issues, including how much and from where radiation leaked at the plant.