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Cold Welcome: The town of Okuma lies just three kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. It was a prosperous town of 11 500 people before the accident, and its residents devoted themselves to farming, fishing, and the nuclear industry. Now it’s far too radioactive for residents to return. It’s likely to be off-limits for decades.
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Eliza Strickland
Eliza Strickland is a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum, where she covers AI, biomedical engineering, and other topics. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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