Japan Radiation Risk Seen as Low so Far
Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 19:20
in Health & Medicine
At the exposure rate now being reported at the boundary of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, it would take many weeks before people exposed would notice any symptoms.
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