Japan Expands Evacuation Zone Around Nuclear Plant

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When does it stop?

An evacuation advisory for areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was widened on Friday because of concerns about long-term radiation exposure. The move comes a day after Japan began legally enforcing a 20-kilometer exclusion zone around the power station.

The new advisory covers several towns northeast of the mandatory exclusion zone. Residents have been asked to leave the area within the next month.

Government officials say the danger is the gradual build-up of radiation that has been happening since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Residents could exceed the annual safe dose if they stay in the area.

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