Democracy Now! May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Preliminary results from Egypt's first competitive presidential election indicate there may be a runoff between Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, and Ahmed Shafik, Mubarak's ex-prime minister. A three-month review by New Jersey's attorney general has concluded the New York City Police Department did not violate state laws when it conducted extensive surveillance of Muslim groups with help from the CIA. In Montreal, nearly 1,000 were arrested as mass Quebec student strike passed its 100th day. And we examine controversial plans to close or privatize public schools in several Pennsylvanian cities. Plus headlines, and more.

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Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster

福島第一原子力発電所事故（ふくしまだいいちげんしりょくはつでんしょじこ）は、2011年3月11日の東北地方太平洋沖地震による地震動と津波の影響により東京電力の福島第一原子力発電所で発生した炉心溶融など一連の放射性物質の放出を伴った原子力事故。 Explore this topic

Fukushima Dai-ichi

The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi, is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a 3.5-square-kilometre site in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. First commissioned in 1971, the plant consist... Explore this topic

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up... Explore this topic

Japanese nuclear safety

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission is a commission established within the Cabinet of Japan as an independent agency to play the main role in nuclear safety administration. Commissioners are appointed by the Prime Minister of Japan on Diet approval. The commission has stronger a... Explore this topic

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)

Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated, also known as Toden or TEPCO, is a Japanese electric utilities servicing Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. This area includes Tokyo. Its headquarters are located in Uchisaiwai... Explore this topic

Nuclear meltdown

Nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. However, it has been defined to m... Explore this topic

Iodine-131

A radioactive isotope of iodine with an atomic mass of 131, a half life of eight days, and potential antineoplastic activity. Selectively accumulating in the thyroid gland, iodine I 131 emits beta and gamma particles, thereby killing thyroid cells and decreasing thyroid hormon... Explore this topic

Nuclear and radiation accidents

A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility." Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environme... Explore this topic

Nuclear power

Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provided about 5.7% of the world's energy and 13% of the world's electricity, in 2012. In 2013, the IAEA report that there are 437 operational nuclear power reactors, i... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion, aired by more than 1000 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour War and Peace Report is host... Explore this topic

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