Live Breaking News & Updates on Radiation Decontamination Fukushima Areas People Contaminated Asia Block Chernobyl Conversaation Decontaminating Disaster Environment Japan Jim Leaks Nuclear Was

The Chernobyl and (to a lesser extent) Fukushima nuclear accidents contaminated large areas of land with low-level radioactivity. After both accidents, huge efforts were made to decontaminate the affected areas. But a recent study at Fukushima raises doubts about whether these decontamination efforts were worthwhile. Less than one-third of the population has returned to the evacuated zones and extensive areas of forest in the region remain contaminated. Following the accident at Fukushima ....

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