Radiation screening in Fukushima

Radiation screening in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A man measures radiation levels in front of a community center in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture on April 12, 2011. It read 5.89 microsieverts per hour at the height of 1 meter from the ground and 8.3 microsieverts per hour on the ground surface. The prefecture is where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located and the government has asked village leaders to have residents evacuate. (Kyodo)

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