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Fallout from Japan disaster found at Oak Ridge
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Fallout from Japan's nuclear disaster has arrived in Oak Ridge, but an expert says it does not pose a health threat. According to information posted online by the Environmental Protection Agency, radioactive I-131 was found in samples taken at three Oak Ridge sites on March 24. Those levels were 17.7, 18.3 and 13.4 picocuries per liter.