The decommissioning process at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant faces a further obstacle after Tokyo Electric Power Co. said radiation readings in the containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor were at fatal levels on March 27. It … Continue reading →
73 sieverts laid to low water; level will even cripple robots Radiation inside the reactor 2 containment vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has reached a lethal 73 sieverts per hour and any attempt to send robots in … Continue reading →
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Kyodo The Environment Ministry said Monday that a soaring cesium reading of 154,000 becquerels per kilogram has been logged in soil from the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, the highest level yet. According to the results … Continue reading →
Note: By comparison, the mentioned 19.7 microsieverts per hour “reduced reading from snow” is 58 times the background radiation of Boston. After the snow melts they expect it to go back to 30 microsieverts per hour, which is 88 times … Continue reading →