Former Japanese leader: 'I felt fear' during nuclear crisis
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Former Japanese leader: 'I felt fear' during nuclear crisis

Fukushima : Japan | May 28, 2012 at 4:55 AM PDT
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he was overwhelmed and afraid during last year's nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, acknowledging that little has been done since then to ensure that another nuclear disaster will not occur. FULL ARTICLE AT CNN
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Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Greg Jaczko(L) speaks about the nuclear crisis in Japan
Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Greg Jaczko(L) speaks about the nuclear crisis in Japan
 
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