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Japan: Panel to say Fukushima crisis prevention measures inadequate

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A government panel investigating the Fukushima nuclear crisis will highlight in its report that measures could have been taken to prevent the tsunami from damaging the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, reports the Japan Times. It will also state that the evacuees received insufficient information and instructions to reduce their exposure to radioactive fallout.

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Last checked: 16 July 2021

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