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Once the fuel rods that contain radioactive Plutonium and Uranium begin to melt within the inner six-inch thick stainless steel vessel, tremendous amounts of nuclear material are released into the air surrounding the nuclear plant. This graph indicates that any air over Japan will come to the United States within days. It is for certain that nuclear monitoring stations on the west coast of the United States will be closely monitoring the atmosphere for any nuclear particles.

BBC news explains what the health risk is for the Japan nuclear radiation.

Explains what nuclear radiation and fallout is.

This is a graph of the spread of RADS (which is "unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joules per kilogram of irradiated material." according to Princeton) from the Fukushima Daiichi Plant from the Australian Radiator Services. A huge number of RADS can travel from Japan, all the way to the U.S. in a matter of 6 to 10 days.

The graphic shows where the tsunami is heading towards, after the hit in Japan.

In here contains some political and situations in Japan. There's a video about the explosion and the aftermath pictures

BBC News explains the economical loss, how much money is needed to return to normal and how long it will take.

The data for the Nuclear plants in Fukishima, Japan.

The amount of Japan-Related tweets in the past 2 weeks

BBC News explains the nuclear radiation rates and the current situation.

Vietnam says it will build countries first nuclear power plants - news article

Pictures of before and after the tsunami and earthquake in Japan March 2011 from abc.net.au. Clever slide graphics. interactive

Japan brought in other countries and experts to maintain transparency with the public about what was happening at the plants after the earthquake and the tsunami. This site is a wealth of information on energy

Many Eyes Site Deaths by energy sources - danger comparison

Map View of nuclear energy consumption per capita in the USA Many Eyes Site

See the percentage that nuclear energy provides for a country's power

An infographic about radiation amounts from different sources