Radioactive material from Fukushima disaster turns up in a surprising place
Some of highest levels of cesium-137 contamination are in groundwater under nearby sandy beaches
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RADIOACTIVITY DETECTIVES The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, shown in the background here in 2016, was damaged in 2011 by an earthquake and tsunami. A new study shows that a surprising amount of the plant’s leaked radioactive waste has made its way into groundwater underneath nearby beaches.
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