Ritsuko Komaki

University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Radiation oncologist at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Hiroshima-born

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As workers battle to cool spent fuel rods and damaged reactors, Japan's nuclear safety agency raised the assessment of danger to 5 on a scale of 7.

The Nuclear Danger Escalates in Japan

As workers battle to cool spent fuel rods and damaged reactors, Japan's nuclear safety agency raised the assessment of danger to 5 on a scale of 7.

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