The Fukushima evacuation zone raises the issue of what would happen during an evacuation in heavily populated US metropolises during a nuclear meltdown.
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This article was first published by Scientific American on 16 February 2012.
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Biello, D. It's not just Fukushima: mass disaster evacuations challenge planners. Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.10165
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