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New Combat Uniform for Female Army Troops in the Works
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON --Throughout history, military gear has been made with the male physique in mind. But for women in today's combat or close-to-combat jobs, that can mean body armor that fits so poorly it's tough to fire a weapon, combat uniforms with knee pads that hit around mid-shin and flight suits that make it nearly impossible to urinate while in a plane. With women taking on new roles, the issue is getting fresh attention from the military. Jacquelyn Martin, AP At Fort Belvoir, Va., Army Maj. Sequana Robinson demonstrates a new women's combat uniform that is being evaluated by the ...
Japan Declares No-Go Zone Around Nuclear Plant
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometer) area evacuated around its tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the order would take effect at midnight and was meant to prevent unrestricted entry into the mostly deserted area, which was ordered evacuated after last month's tsunami and earthquake wrecked the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant's power and cooling systems. Under Japan's Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law, people who enter the zone would be subject to fines of up ...
Japan Mulls Strictly Enforcing Evacuation Zone Near Plant
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- Japanese authorities may for the first time strictly enforce their evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear plant, citing concerns Wednesday over radiation risks for residents returning to check on their homes. About 70,000-80,000 people were living in the 10 towns and villages within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wrecked its power and cooling systems, setting off the worst nuclear power crisis since the 1986 catastrophe at Chernobyl. Virtually all of the residents left when the government ordered the area ...
Robots Assess Japan's Crippled Reactors; Radiation Too High for Workers
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- A pair of thin robots on treads sent to explore buildings inside Japan's crippled nuclear reactor came back Monday with disheartening news: Radiation levels are far too high for repair crews to go inside. Nevertheless, officials remained hopeful they can stick to their freshly minted "roadmap" for cleaning up the radiation leak and stabilizing the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant by year's end so they can begin returning tens of thousands of evacuees to their homes. "Even I had expected high radioactivity in those areas. I'm sure (plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.) and other ...
Japan Bans Planting Rice in Radioactive Soil
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- Fears of radiation spread to rice as the planting season began in Japan, prompting the government to ban its cultivation in contaminated soil as fallout leaking from a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant dealt another blow to the national diet. Vegetables and milk were the first foods that sparked concerns about the safety of Japanese agriculture after the March 11 tsunami flooded the nuclear plant and its reactors began to overheat and spew radiation. But those worries intensified when highly radioactive water was spotted gushing from the complex into the Pacific and contaminated fish ...
Giffords Staff Planning for Space Shuttle Launch
By not in system - AOL NewsPHOENIX -- Aides for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are preparing for her to travel to Florida to watch her husband's space shuttle launch at the end of the month, although doctors have yet to clear her to go, her office said Friday. Planning has been ongoing for Giffords' "anticipated attendance" of the April 29 launch of the space shuttle Endeavor, which will be commanded by her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, the congresswoman's office said in a statement. Harrison, AFP / Getty Images Rep. Gabrielle Giffords staffers are making preparations for her to watch her husband's space shuttle ...
Radioactive Water Stops Leaking From Japan Plant
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO (AP) - The utility that owns the crippled Japanese nuclear reactor says that highly radioactive water has stopped leaking into the ocean. Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesperson Naoki Tsunoda said Wednesday the company's attempt to stem the leak by injecting 1,500 liters (400 gallons) of "water glass," or sodium silicate, and another agent near a seaside pit where the water was leaking appeared to have been successful. The leak was discovered Saturday, and radiation of more than 7.5 million times the legal limit for seawater was found just off a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. The water ...
Japan Nuke Plant Spews More Radiation Into Pacific
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- Radiation in seawater at the shoreline off Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant has measured several million times the legal limit over the past few days, though officials contended Tuesday that the contamination still does not pose an immediate danger. Radiation has been pouring in to the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned a massive tsunami that inundated the complex. Over the weekend, workers there discovered a crack where highly contaminated water was spilling directly into the ocean. The tsunami pulverized about 250 ...
Radiation Continues to Leak; Japan Nuke Workers Race to Find Source
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- Workers used a milky bathwater dye Monday as they frantically tried to trace the path of radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. The crack in a maintenance pit discovered over the weekend was the latest confirmation that radioactivity continues to spill into the environment. The leak is a symptom of the primary difficulty at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex: Radioactive water is pooling around the plant and preventing workers from powering up cooling systems needed to stabilize dangerously vulnerable fuel rods. The plant operators also ...
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