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PRO/AH/EDR> Radiation, bovine – Japan: (FS), long-term exposure
Environmental -- JapanHaving disregarded a state instruction to kill cattle left behind in areas near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, some local farmers have been struggling to keep about 430 cows within a 20 km [12.4 mi] radius of the complex exposed to radiation.The instruction was issued 2 months after fuel meltdowns at the plant in northeastern Japan were triggered by a massive earthquake and a tsunami on 11 March 2011, for about 3500 cows kept within the area adjacent to the Read more [...]
