Tuesday, July 5, 2011

7/5/2011 Fukushima residents dump radiated soil in absence of plan

Source: Reuters
Date: Tue Jul 5, 2011 1:33am GMT
by: Antoni Slodkowski

<p>Temporary storage tanks for low level radioactive water from Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station's No.5 and No.6 reactors are seen at the grounds of the plant in Fukushima prefecture, May 11, 2011, in this handout photo released by TEPCO on June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co/Handout</p> FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - They scoop up soil from their gardens and dump it in holes dug out in parks and nearby forests, scrub their roofs with soap and refuse to let their children play outside.

More than three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown at a nearby power plant, Fukushima residents are scrambling to cope with contamination on their own in the absence of a long-term plan from the government.
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