"Japan's Ongoing Recovery: Impact of Powerful Quake and Tsunami"
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A 3-meter tsunami reached the Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Japan, but the plant was not damaged due to its elevation and seawall. The tsunami's exact height is unknown as data transmissions stopped after the quake, but the water level in a pool connected to the Sea of Japan rose by approximately 3 meters.
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