Little progress made in cleaning up radioactive soil

Little progress made in cleaning up radioactive soil

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows radioactive soil temporarily kept in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 24, 2012. Municipalities affected by the release of radioactive substances are struggling to dispose of all the radioactive soil collected through decontamination efforts since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

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