Deadly levels of radiation still present
The catastrophe caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami still lingers. Despite ongoing efforts to secure the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, it’s emerged that lethal doses of radiation are still present at the plant and it’s been reported that radiation levels exceeding 10 sieverts per hour were found at a spot between reactors 1 […]
The catastrophe caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami still lingers.
Despite ongoing efforts to secure the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, it’s emerged that lethal doses of radiation are still present at the plant and it’s been reported that radiation levels exceeding 10 sieverts per hour were found at a spot between reactors 1 and 2. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company, the source of the radiation is believed to be debris leftover from emergency venting carried out after the earthquake.
So far, the recovery efforts have been focused on removing radioactive water and installing a new cooling system and the spot at which the radioactive leaks were found was located in an area outside the recovery effort zone.
