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Official Volcano Evacuation Warning Near Re-opened Nuclear Reactors in Japan; Volcanic Ashfall Could Lead to Meltdown; Spent Fuel Pool Collapse

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The dangerous Sakurajima volcano is located approximately 50 km (30 mi) from the Sendai Nuclear Power Station, which just re-opened a few days ago. Japan has issued a prepare to evacuate warning for the areas around the volcano. Sendai in closer
Volcano locations exported from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Japan
Sakurajima
“Japan raises warning level on volcano not far from nuclear plant Posted:Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:59:15 GMT
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan warned on Saturday that a volcano 50 km (31 miles) from a just-restarted nuclear reactor is showing signs of increased activity, and said nearby residents should prepare to evacuate.”
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/_SQxBY0RtZY/story01.htm

“It is the first time that the Level 4 alert has been issued for Sakurajima since the volcanic eruption alert system was introduced in 2007.” (“Volcanic alert raised for Sakurajima in Kagoshima“, 8:38 pm, August 15, 2015 Jiji Press: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002359146)

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