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Gate are fluctuating by the hour but the chief cabinet secretary says, as we just heard there, it's currently not a risk to people's health. and, meanwhile, power station staff who are critical to the operation at the daiichi plant have returned. they were forced out early wednesday when radiation readings shot up to dangerous levels. well, the united nations nuclear watchdog says about 150 people around the site have been monitored for radiation exposure. 23 of them it had to be deac decontaminat decontaminated. all flights in the 30 kilometer radius have been banned. and people within that...

Kilometers within the plant. the plant's owners have ordered all but 50 of their workers to leave. and officials say at least 500 people remain within the evacuation zone. here is japan's chief cabinet secretary on what precautions residents should be taking. >> translator: please keep the windows shut. do not use ventilation. and if you are to hang your laundry, please keep them indoors. and the further away you move from the power plants, the radiation level will become lower. so beyond the 20 kilometer radius of the radiation level should be reduced quite much so that the harm to human heal...

Government -- society of japan was prepared for this kind of event? >> reporter: you know, i think it is really difficult to be prepared for anything of this magnitude. the prime minister left about an hour ago in a helicopter and he is going to be visiting -- touring the scenes near the epicenter. and he has been handling the special task force and just -- about less than an hour ago, he had ordered residents living here, one of the nuclear reactors, expanded the evacuation from three kilometers to ten kilometer radius. so he -- he has been -- the -- he has been on top of it for this. >> you ...