In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused a Japanese nuclear plant to meltdown and spread radiation throughout Japan and neighboring countries. Over a year after the meltdown, a report from the World Health Organization states that radiation in most areas are now below cancer causing levels. There are still two towns close the Fukushima plant that have higher levels of radiation, but surrounding countries have radiation levels that are returning to normal. People on average are exposed to 2 millisieverts (mSv) just from the environment. Most of Japan now has levels between .1-1 mSv while most surrounding countries have less than .01 mSv.
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