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Some progress, but radiation remains high at Fukushima nuclear plant

BY JIN NISHIKAWA STAFF WRITER

2012/10/14

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photoCranes remove debris from the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Oct. 12. (Pool)photoCrushed tanks are left unattended on the sea side of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor turbine building in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 12. A radiation level of 1,000 microsieverts per hour was measured near where this photo was taken. (Pool)

OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--There are clear signs of progress in recovery work at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant, but radiation levels there remain dangerously high.

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