400 times the normal levels of radiation could remain in communities beyond a 30-kilometer radius

[kristopher]

High radiation levels found beyond 30-km radius
2011/04/09
A study of soil samples has revealed that as much as 400 times the normal levels of radiation could remain in communities beyond a 30-kilometer radius from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, where explosions spewed radioactive materials into the atmosphere.
The study was conducted by a team of experts from Kyoto University and Hiroshima University.
According to the study, the accumulated amount of radiation in the soil at Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture--which is located outside of the 30-km radius--calculated over a three-month period would exceed the annual accumulated amount of 20 millisieverts that the central government is considering as a guideline for evacuating residents.
...Government studies have also found evidence of radiation contamination beyond the 30-km radius. The results show that radiation has not been spreading from the nuclear power plant in a concentric manner.
The predicted changes in the level ...


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[jpak]

1. SSsshhh - everything is hunkydory over there - do not post sensational stuff about Level 7 major

nuclear accident

it would give the wrong impression about nuclear power

BTW

It can't happen here

yup

[Mnemosyne]

2. K&R for more visibility. n/t

[Melissa G]

3. Kick n/t