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This map showing the projected path of fallout across the western United States following a possible meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan began circulating shortly after a massive 8.9 earthquake hit that country in March 2011. The map bore the logo of the Australian Radiation Services (ARS), an organization that has disclaimed any connection with it: News accounts reporting on Internet-circulated information about the situation regarding nuclear reactors in Japan noted: As of March 17, 2011, officials were reporting any radiation from Fukushima that might reach the U.S. would have extremely minor health consequences: The California Emergency Management Agency concurred with that assessment:
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