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kong
02-11-2012, 06:46 PM
Priest fights radiation in Fukushima
Zen monk Koyu Abe has undertaken the task of searching out radioactive "hot spots" and cleaning them up, storing irradiated earth on temple grounds. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a series of explosions and meltdowns after the massive earthquake and tsunami last March 11.
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Masataka Aoki (R), a 65-year old volunteer who was an engineer at nuclear plant maker Hitachi, looks at readings on a Geiger counter during a workshop hosted by Koyu Abe, a Zen monk, to inform the local residents on how to clean up radioactive contamination in Fukushima, northern Japan February 4, 2012.