Sunday May 27, 2012

Precautions

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Officials in protective gear check for signs of radiation on children who are from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama, on Saturday, following an explosion and radiation leakage at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. 

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    asianTourist

    Hope everyone clean and safe from radiative impacts .... Gods bless Japan.

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    ShizukaMorley

    Heartbreaking picture..

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    cadmium

    I'm no expert, but I don't think a face mask will really protect from radiation...

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    Carcharodon

    Mask? will minimize inhaling any 'radiactive' dust. a token precaution. Poor little kid in the picture, obediently frightened.

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    woundedsamurai1

    All this info and never a definitive result.

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    Interceptor

    little dude looks scared, but at least he's got warm clothes and a mommy watching his back.

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    Sarge

    TEPCO had better get that nuclear plant back back up and running - Japan relies on nuclear power for 28% of its electricity.

    That little dude looks like he wants to say "Ore nani mo shinai zo!"

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    DARBYTAN

    How scary this must be for the children. Pray that everything will be okay.

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    tsutomu501

    Scientists fear that radiation leaked from the Fukusima Number one Nuclear Power Plant will most likely impact. But the goverment insists the levels are low.

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