March 17, 2011 8:03 PM

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10,000 people in Fukushima tested for radiation exposure

Reports from Japan say that around 10,000 people in the quake-hit Fukushima prefecture have been tested for radiation exposure. Local media quoting officials of the prefecture said those tested included residents living around the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and those who survived Friday's devastating quake and tsunami in the region and have been forced to evacuate to community shelters. The report said following the radiation leak at the plant operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, six people were treated for exposure to radiation, following tests conducted at 26 screening locations. Authorities said the people detected with radio activity had their hands and faces washed and no one had to undergo a full- body scrub down.

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