Fear of radiation sickness near Fukushima plant 16 Mar 2011 Concerns about radiation sickness in Japan are focused on the area within 20 miles of the quake-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. If the worst happens -- a full core meltdown and a large release of radiation -- people living within hundreds of miles of the plant could have a somewhat higher risk of developing cancer in coming decades. Experts say the risks depend on how much radiation is released, how much people are exposed to and over how long a period, and how the winds blow.
'Please continue to live well': Fukushima Fifty 'on suicide mission' to battle N-plant meltdown send haunting messages to families... as radioactive steam pours from wrecked reactor --Nuclear workers accept their fate 'like a death sentence' --Fears for their health as one expert says it is 'perhaps a suicide mission' --Radiation levels rise in Japan as crisis continues --Radioactive plume to hit US west coast tomorrow --17,000 British nationals could be evacuated as last-ditch efforts are made to stop nuclear catastrophe 17 Mar 2011 Japan was today rallying behind the anonymous nuclear emergency workers at the stricken Fukushima power plant - as heartbreaking details of their plight emerged. The 180 workers face soaring radiation levels as they make ever more desperate attempts to stop over-heating reactors and spent fuel rods leaking more radiation into the atmosphere.
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