Ground troops decontaminate Fukushima

Ground troops decontaminate Fukushima

IITATE, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force decontaminate areas tainted with radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station near the village hall in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2011. The GSDF began the decontamination operation that day.

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