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The meltdown that wasn't

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How a handful of operators at a crippled reactor averted a greater catastrophe at the Fukushima plant.

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  1. Geoff Brumfiel
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For full coverage of the Fukushima disaster, go to Nature's news special .

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Brumfiel, G. The meltdown that wasn't. Nature 471, 417–418 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471417a

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