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August 23, 2013

Viewing Fukushima in the cold light of Chernobyl
Columbia SC (SPX) Aug 23, 2013
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster spread significant radioactive contamination over more than 3500 square miles of the Japanese mainland in the spring of 2011. Now several recently published studies of Chernobyl, directed by Timothy Mousseau of the University of South Carolina and Anders Moller of the Universite Paris-Sud, are bringing a new focus on just how extensive the long-term effects on Japanese wildlife might be. Their work underscores the idea that, in the wake of the Chernobyl catas ... read more

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