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Thread #136314 Message #3173475
Posted By: gnu
20-Jun-11 - 04:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: Japan Nuclear plant disaster, 2011
Subject: RE: BS: Japan Nuclear plant disaster, 2011
NHK...
Residents in 2 areas in Fukushima Prefecture are being asked if they want to temporarily leave their homes to avoid high levels of radiation.
The 2 areas, in Iwaki City, are about 30 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. They are outside the evacuation zone. However, radiation of more than 3 microsieverts per hour has been recorded in the districts.
Three microsieverts per hour is about 5 times the level of radiation in controlled areas that are designated as off-limits for civilians.
The residents are being asked to submit their answers by June 24th.
An elderly man who lives in one of the districts says he feels sorry for his grandchildren who stand to suffer the most from radioactive contamination.