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u.s. population now lives within 50 miles of a nuke plant. if a warning siren suddenly sounded, would you know what to do? jim sciutto takes a look. reporter: for so many americans, nuclear plants aren t just nearby, they re neighbors. tom and judy zimmer had just moved into their home near the braidwood nuclear plant outside chicago in 2005. when plant owners showed up on their doorstep to tell them the plant had leaked radioactive tritium onto their property, a radiation hazard when ingested. i didn t know what it was when i first came out here. i knew anything radioactive is no good for you. reporter: the zimmers can t sell their house. judy has developed cancer but cannot prove a cause. plant owner exelon says they are nearly finished cleaning up the leak and that the tritium levels were below epa danger limits. still, across the country according to the government s own data an ap investigation has found radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of

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