Residents briefed on Tokaimura nuclear accident

Residents briefed on Tokaimura nuclear accident

NAKA, Japan - Japanese Science and Technology Agency officials respond Nov. 13 to questions by residents near the site of Japan's worst nuclear accident in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The question-and-answer session was held at a public hall in Naka near Tokaimura. The Sept. 30 nuclear accident involving a nuclear fission chain reaction irradiated at least 69 people.

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