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A small amount of liquid containing uranium splashed out of a container at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant near Tokyo, slightly exposing two people to radiation, the plant operator said Friday.
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A pump jack is seen toppled over in flood waters left behind by Hurricane Ike on the High Island Oil Field while the Texas General Land Office, Oil Spill Division was conducting and investigation of a reported oil slick, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, in...
