New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

DATE, Japan - Photo shows an area where radiation could potentially exceed the yardstick of 20 millisieverts per year in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 16, 2011. The government has decided to designate ''hot spots'' near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from which residents will be recommended to evacuate with government assistance due to possible high radiation levels beyond the internationally recommended standard.

Fukushima parents protest

Fukushima parents protest

TOKYO, Japan - Parents from Fukushima Prefecture protest the Japanese government's safety standards on radiation levels at elementary and middle schools in the nuclear disaster-stricken prefecture as they visited the education ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2011. On the right is an official of the ministry. The parents demanded the government retract its stance that it is safe for schoolchildren to use school playgrounds as long as the dose they are exposed to does not exceed 20 millisieverts over a year following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

Fukushima parents protest

Fukushima parents protest

TOKYO, Japan - Parents and their children from Fukushima Prefecture protest the Japanese government's safety standards on radiation levels at elementary and middle schools in the nuclear disaster-stricken prefecture as they visited the education ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2011. The parents demanded the government retract its stance that it is safe for schoolchildren to use school playgrounds as long as the dose they are exposed to does not exceed 20 millisieverts over a year following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

DATE, Japan - Photo shows an area where radiation could potentially exceed the yardstick of 20 millisieverts per year in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 16, 2011. The government has decided to designate ''hot spots'' near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from which residents will be recommended to evacuate with government assistance due to possible high radiation levels beyond the internationally recommended standard. (Kyodo)

Fukushima parents protest

Fukushima parents protest

TOKYO, Japan - Parents and their children from Fukushima Prefecture protest the Japanese government's safety standards on radiation levels at elementary and middle schools in the nuclear disaster-stricken prefecture as they visited the education ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2011. The parents demanded the government retract its stance that it is safe for schoolchildren to use school playgrounds as long as the dose they are exposed to does not exceed 20 millisieverts over a year following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. (Kyodo)

Fukushima parents protest

Fukushima parents protest

TOKYO, Japan - Parents from Fukushima Prefecture protest the Japanese government's safety standards on radiation levels at elementary and middle schools in the nuclear disaster-stricken prefecture as they visited the education ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2011. On the right is an official of the ministry. The parents demanded the government retract its stance that it is safe for schoolchildren to use school playgrounds as long as the dose they are exposed to does not exceed 20 millisieverts over a year following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. (Kyodo)