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The link downthread says:

Japan's science ministry has observed radiation levels of up to 0.33 millisieverts per hour in areas about 20 kilometers northwest of the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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by DoDo on Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 07:54:57 AM EST
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Same link:

NHK WORLD English

The ministry said it also observed maximum radiation levels of 0.0253 millisieverts in areas 30 to 60 kilometers from the plant on Wednesday morning. The levels are slightly higher than normal.

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by DoDo on Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 07:55:52 AM EST
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Which means people staying in this area (30 to 60 km) would get 10 millisieverts within 400 hours (around 15 days)...

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by Melanchthon on Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 08:08:28 AM EST
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Well, I wouldn't say 20 km is near the plant, but you may differ.

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by Melanchthon on Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 07:59:08 AM EST
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It's on the edge of the exclusion zone.

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by DoDo on Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 08:00:24 AM EST
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Actually, the map you posted upthread shows the scales rather nicely (exclusion zones as well as 50, 100 km radiuses around nuclear plants, and also the borders of the prefectures).

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by DoDo on Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 08:03:39 AM EST
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