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another_liberal

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Sat Jan 11, 2014, 08:01 PM Jan 2014

Fukushima radiation reaches 8 times govt standards. [View all]

Source: R T News

Nuclear radiation at the boundaries of the stricken Fukushima power plant has now reached 8 times government safety guidelines, TEPCO has said. The firm has been struggling to contain radioactive leaks at Fukushima since the onset over the crisis in 2011.

The levels of nuclear radiation around Fukushima’s No. 1 plant have risen to 8 millisieverts per year, surpassing the government standard of 1 milliseviert per year, reports news site Asahi Shimbun citing Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The Nuclear Regulation Authority held a meeting on Friday aimed at curbing the rising levels of radiation to the south of the plant, which has long been a problem area.

TEPCO told press that the predominant reason behind the sharp increase in radiation at the plant was X-rays coming from storage tanks holding radioactive water that has been leaking from the Fukushima facility. The water in the tanks contains traces of radioactive strontium along with other substances that react with the materials the tank is composed of, producing X-rays, said officials. Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope of strontium produced by nuclear fission with a half-life of 28.8 years.

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Read more: http://rt.com/news/fukushima-radiation-8-times-standard-448/



How bad is this going to get before the rest of the World demands to get involved? Is letting Tokyo have her Olympics without such an embarrassment really a reason to continue allowing this situation to deteriorate unchecked?
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Hopefully others will get involved. djean111 Jan 2014 #1
Thanks. another_liberal Jan 2014 #2
Ahhh. This isn't going to play well with the "Happy sun rays" crowd here. MyNameGoesHere Jan 2014 #3
What? Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #5
Which part is "what?" MyNameGoesHere Jan 2014 #6
I don't get it either. truthisfreedom Jan 2014 #8
Well of course it is, the fucking thing blew up. I would expect it to be a little hot around there! NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #4
Yeah. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #7
I still wouldn't advise a visit anywhere near there. another_liberal Jan 2014 #13
Very true. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #15
But there is no threat to human health..... blackspade Jan 2014 #9
Unlike Coal psiman Jan 2014 #10
dont blame coal or radioactive materials reddread Jan 2014 #11
Nuclear is not the answer . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #14
Why anyone would mess with coal or nuclear is beyond me. mbperrin Jan 2014 #16
K&R!! CountAllVotes Jan 2014 #12
Nobody else really wants to be involved ... Gordon Alf Shumway Jan 2014 #17
I see your point . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #18
True, it may get that bad ... Gordon Alf Shumway Jan 2014 #19
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