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Threat level at Japan nuclear plant now at 5, same threshold as 1979 Three Mile Island incident, safety agency says.

updated 5:33 a.m.EDT, Fri March 18, 2011

Message to Japan: Fast info a must in midst of nuclear crisis

Japanese officials came under fire Friday over the lack of timely information on the unfolding nuclear situation as they battled for a second week to contain the crisis. FULL STORY

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