Concerns over radiation remain
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="meltdown">meltdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nationally">nationally</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 9.0-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11, 2011, <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>, <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Daiichi">Daiichi</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>. <span word="Cooling">Cooling</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="malfunctioned">malfunctioned</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meltdown">meltdown</span>.</p><p><span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="andhas">andhas</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bombarded">bombarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> 20-<span word="km">km</span> "<span word="no">no</span>-<span word="go">go</span>-<span word="zone">zone</span>" <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>. <span word="Unlicensed">Unlicensed</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Futaba">Futaba</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Daiichi">Daiichi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daini">Daini</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="contamination">contamination</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>.</p><p><span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Goshi">Goshi</span> <span word="Hosono">Hosono</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>.</p>
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