Soil decontamination experiment in Kawamata

KAWAMATA, Japan - Genkatsu Kanno plants seeds of quinoa and amaranthus which are believed to absorb radioactive cesium in a crop field in the town of Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant, on June 29, 2011, as part of a soil decontamination experiment. The plants are expected to be harvested and examined at the end of September 2011. (Kyodo)