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Fukushima impact is still hazy

Chaos and bureaucracy hamper assessment of nuclear crisis.

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David Cyranoski reports from Tokyo and Geoff Brumfiel from London.

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Cyranoski, D., Brumfiel, G. Fukushima impact is still hazy. Nature 477, 139–140 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477139a

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