July 12, 1999
Radiation at 11,500 times the safety limit leaks from a cracked pipe in a pressurized light-water nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, 200 miles west of Tokyo. Officials say no radiation is released into the atmosphere from the power plant.

Sept. 30, 1999
Radiation leaks from uranium-processing plant in Tokaimura, 70 miles northeast of Tokyo. Radiation measures at 10,000 times above normal near leak site. Three workers are hospitalized, two in critical condition.

July 15, 1999
Speaking on behalf of President Clinton, a spokesperson said that thousands of workers at US Nuclear Weapons facilities have been exposed to toxic and radioactive substances over the past fifty years. They are allowed to seek any compensation needed for related illnesses.