Japan Declares Exclusion Zone Around Nuclear Plant

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Japan-Imposes-Legal-Penalties-for-Entering-Nuclear-Zone-120343439.html

Almost six weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami sparked Japan's worst-ever nuclear crisis, the country's government is stepping up restrictions on the movement of people near the Fukushima Daiichi plant. From Friday, police will have the power to detain anyone with a 20-kilometer radius around the plant.

When the government first urged residents living near the plant to evacuate, a day after the March 11 disaster, few realized they would be gone for so long. Many fled unprepared for months away from home.

Rather than the anticipated sudden and large release of radiation, the Fukushima Daiichi plant has continued to emit harmful particles for weeks, albeit at lower levels.

The plant operator expects it will take up to nine months to bring the reactors under control, so the emissions could continue for some time.

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Chernobyl deja vu

yup

;-)