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Saturday
Mar122011

Evacuation zone extended, iodine distrubution planned

The evacuation boundary has been extended to 20 km (13 miles). Japanese officials told the U.N.'s atomic watchdog they were making preparations to distribute iodine, which can be used to protect people from radioactive exposure to thyroid. Reuters Other forms of radiation exposure, however, would still be a worry.