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Highly radioactive material accumulating in areas in Fukushima City

‘Emergency decontamination’ needed in places used by Fukushima kids — Highly radioactive material accumulating — City Official: Many times higher than previous record for urban areas  http://enenews.com/emergency-decontamination-needed-places-childrens-activities-highly-radioactive-material-accumulating-official-many-times-higher-anything-previously-found-urban-area-fukushima  Title: Fukushima closes 2 parking lots for emergency decontamination work
Source: Asahi
Author: MASAKAZU HONDA
Date: May 08, 2013
Two parking lots in the city of Fukushima were declared off-limits to the public on May 7 after high concentrations of radioactive cesium were detected […]

“It’s the first time that soil with cesium levels exceeding 100,000 becquerels was found on the grounds of an urban area, not in sludge accumulated in ditches,” said a city official in charge of decontamination work. […]
The exposed soil had accumulated to a height of 1 to 3 centimeters around the edges of the parking lots or in sunken parts of the surface, mixed with fragments of dead leaves and other material.

The survey at the Matsuki parking lot found radioactive cesium concentrations of 220,000 or more becquerels per kilogram of soil, with the highest level at 433,772 becquerels. […]
In addition to visitors to the facilities, local residents, including students, usually enter the sites for walking and extracurricular activities. […]
See also: Nuclear material in pools at Fukushima schools exceed 100,000 Bq/kg — Level nearly doubled since last year

May 13, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima 2013