The consequences to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 include
A) more than 12,000 fatalities from acute radiation exposure.
B) severe meltdown effects because no water was available to cool the damaged reactors.
C) Japan revising or cancelling its plans to build more nuclear power plants.
D) no electricity to the plants and increased radiation release.
C
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A. Encourage growth of young trees and underbrush. B. Set small, contained surface fires in highest-risk forest areas. C. Set crown fires in highest-risk forest areas. D. Prevent all fires on public lands. E. Thin a zone of 150 meters around houses and buildings in fire prone areas.