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Fukushima nuclear plant – highest radiation levels found

Fatal Radiation Level Found at Fukushima Daiichi Plant, NYT, By , August 1, 2011 TOKYO — The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said Monday that it measured the highest radiation levels within the plant since it was crippled by a devastating earthquake.

The operator, Tokyo Electric Power, said that workers on Monday afternoon had found an area near Reactors No. 1 and 2, where radiation levels exceeded their measuring device’s maximum reading of 10 sieverts per hour — a fatal dose for humans….http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/world/asia/02japan.html

August 2, 2011 - Posted by | - Fukushima 2011

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