Radiation from Fukushima Nuke Plant More Than Expected

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Japan now says that the radiation that escaped from the Fukushima nuclear plant in the week after the earthquake and tsunami was double initial estimates. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Justin McCurry, a reporter with The Guardian newspaper based in Tokyo.

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