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Researchers use snakes to monitor radiation at Fukushima

July 26, 2021, 7:02AMANS Nuclear Cafe
A Japanese rat snake is fitted with a GPS transmitter that will allow researchers to track its movements. (Photo: Hannah Gerke)

A team of researchers from the University of Georgia have shown that radioactive contamination in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone can be measured through its resident snakes.

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