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The EPA RadNet system was operating on March 11, 2011 when a tsunami inundated the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and knocked out the reactors' emergency cooling systems. The reactors overheated, damaging the nuclear fuel and producing hydrogen explosions which breached the reactor buildings and released radioactive elements to the environment. In response to the Japanese nuclear incident, EPA deployed additional air monitors to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and Saipan.
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EPA｜2011 Japanese Nuclear Incident
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The EPA RadNet system was operating on March 11, 2011 when a tsunami inundated the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and knocked out the reactors' emergency cooling systems. The reactors overheated, damaging the nuclear fuel and producing hydrogen explosions which breached the reactor buildings and released radioactive elements to the environment. In response to the Japanese nuclear incident, EPA deployed additional air monitors to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and Saipan.
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