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Living with Fear in Fukushima

Residents of Fukushima Prefecture wonder if it’s safe to resume their lives

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Living with Fear in Fukushima
Photo: Eliza Strickland

Photo: Eliza Strickland
The Hot Zone: During a drive down an Okuma street, a Safecast radiation detector registered 16 microsieverts per hour. That means a resident living there year-round would receive an annual dose of 140 millisieverts, which is seven times more than the government’s safety threshold.
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