Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
FUKUSHIMA IS A LEVEL 7 ACCIDENT on the international scale, stated Greenpeace Germany yesterday. This puts it on the same level as Chernobyl.
nirs.org/fukushima/crisis.htm
Levels of radioactive materials soaring in sea near nuke plant
Levels of radioactive materials are skyrocketing in the sea near the crisis-hit nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture, the government's nuclear safety agency said Saturday, while the plant's operator has started injecting fresh water into the No. 2 reactor core to enhance cooling efficiency.
The radiation levels in seawater do not pose an immediate risk to human health, government officials said. But they are well above normal levels and fan concerns over fishery products in northeastern Japan as highly radioactive water has been found leaking near all four troubled reactor units at the plant.
The utility, known as TEPCO, will try to remove pools of water containing highly concentrated radioactive substances that may have seeped from either the reactor cores or spent fuel pools, while also trying to restore power at the No. 2 reactor in an effort to prevent the situation from worsening further.
read more at english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/81163.html
High level of iodine 131 in seawater near Fukushima nuclear power plant
A high level of radioactive iodine has been detected in seawater near Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The facility was hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said on Saturday that iodine 131 in excess of 1,250 times regulated standards was found in seawater collected 330 meters south of a plant water outlet at 8:30 AM on Friday.
The agency says there is no immediate threat to people within the 20-kilometer evacuation zone. The agency adds that as seawater is dispersed by ocean currents the contamination level will decline. (as it makes its way around the planet to a neighborhood near you!)
Iodine 131 at 146.9 times regulated standards was detected in seawater in the area on Wednesday.
Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:44 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_13.html?play
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FUKUSHIMA IS A LEVEL 7 ACCIDENT on the international scale, stated Greenpeace Germany yesterday. This puts it on the same level as Chernobyl.
nirs.org/fukushima/crisis.htm
Levels of radioactive materials soaring in sea near nuke plant
Levels of radioactive materials are skyrocketing in the sea near the crisis-hit nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture, the government's nuclear safety agency said Saturday, while the plant's operator has started injecting fresh water into the No. 2 reactor core to enhance cooling efficiency.
The radiation levels in seawater do not pose an immediate risk to human health, government officials said. But they are well above normal levels and fan concerns over fishery products in northeastern Japan as highly radioactive water has been found leaking near all four troubled reactor units at the plant.
The utility, known as TEPCO, will try to remove pools of water containing highly concentrated radioactive substances that may have seeped from either the reactor cores or spent fuel pools, while also trying to restore power at the No. 2 reactor in an effort to prevent the situation from worsening further.
read more at english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/81163.html
High level of iodine 131 in seawater near Fukushima nuclear power plant
A high level of radioactive iodine has been detected in seawater near Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The facility was hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said on Saturday that iodine 131 in excess of 1,250 times regulated standards was found in seawater collected 330 meters south of a plant water outlet at 8:30 AM on Friday.
The agency says there is no immediate threat to people within the 20-kilometer evacuation zone. The agency adds that as seawater is dispersed by ocean currents the contamination level will decline. (as it makes its way around the planet to a neighborhood near you!)
Iodine 131 at 146.9 times regulated standards was detected in seawater in the area on Wednesday.
Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:44 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_13.html?play
*FAIR USE STATEMENT* For educational, non-commercial purposes only. Please see my channel home page for more information.
