Sources: Xinhua
The International Atomic Energy Agency is sending a team to Japan this month to inspect the crippled Fukushima nuclear plants and will present its preliminary evaluation of the crisis in June.2011-05-1
The Government of Japan raises the crisis level of the accidents to level 7, the highest level on the international scale and equivalent to the Chernobyl disaster. 2011-04-12
Japan sets a maximum level of radiation for fish after a catch from Ibaraki prefecture is found with a high level of radioactive iodine from the nuclear accidents. 2011-04-5
Japan defends dumping of water with low level radiation from the accidents in the Pacific Ocean following criticism from South Korea and Russia. 2011-04-5
Radioactive seawater from the accidents travels further from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. 2011-03-28
Japan attempts to restore electric power to two crippled reactors at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant to combat ongoing problems. 2011-03-18
President Hugo Chávez backtracks on plans to develop nuclear power in Venezuela saying he has noted the ongoing crisis in Japan and that the use of nuclear energy is "something extremely risky and dangerous for the whole world". 2011-03-17
Radiation detectors trigger alarms at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as radiation enters the United States. 2011-03-17