Japanese seniors volunteer for Fukushima ‘suicide corps’ – CNN

The group, consisting only of retirees age 60 and up, says it is uniquely poised to work at the radiation-contaminated plant, as the cells of an older person’s body divide more slowly than a younger individual. 

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