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Fukushima Contamination Could Reach Alaska Waters Next Year

It’s been almost three years since a tsunami hit the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, releasing radiation into the ocean. Computer models indicate the contamination will reach Alaskan waters this year or next. But scientists haven’t been able to regularly sample Alaskan waters to check radiation levels.

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Joaqlin Estus is a reporter at KNBA in Anchorage.