Evacuation zone to be widened - Cumulative radiation levels feared to pose threat to residents (The Japan Times)
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government on Friday instructed parts of Fukushima Prefecture outside the 20-km no-go zone around the crippled No. 1 nuclear plant to evacuate by the end of May, saying that cumulative radiation levels may pose a health risk to residents.
The announcement came a day after the government declared the area a legally binding no-go zone, where unauthorized entry is subject to fines of up to ¥100,000 or possible detention for up to 30 days under a special nuclear emergency law.
Subject to the order are the villages of Iitate and Katsurao, the town of Namie and parts of the city of Minamisoma and the town of Kawamata.
"If people continue to live in the area, the cumulative radiation level may exceed 20 millisieverts a year," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano. "Considering the effect it may have on people's health, we would like those people to evacuate to a different location in an orderly manner." [...]
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