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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

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Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopters scoop water off Japan's northeast coast on their way to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okumamachi on Thursday morning. Helicopters are dumping water on a stricken reactor in northeastern Japan to cool overheated fuel rods inside the core.

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This GeoEye satellite image shows a view of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility in Japan on Monday, March 14. Authorities are strugging to prevent the catastrophic release of radiation in the area devastated by a tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is pictured before helicopters dump water on the stricken reactor to cool overheated fuel rods inside the core in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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A satellite image shows the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant after the earthquake and tsunami in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture in Japan.

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An aerial photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in Okumamachi, northern Japan.