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Nuclear cleanup volunteers’ invisible enemy via Daily Yomiuri online

Setsuko Kitaguchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer DATE, Fukushima–Some local governments in Fukushima Prefecture have started decontamination operations using volunteers to remove radioactive substances released after the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. One work site in … Continue reading

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80 volunteers help scrub radiation via The Japan Times Online

FUKUSHIMA — Around 80 volunteers from across the country gathered Saturday in the city of Fukushima to begin decontaminating areas affected by radioactive materials emitted by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The municipal government distributed gloves, masks and dosimeters … Continue reading

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