Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Fukushima Radiation Highest Ever, Exceeding Capacity of Measuring Device

From Washington’s blog:

Things are - literally - heating up again at Fukushima:

• Tepco Says Highest Radiation Yet Is Detected at Fukushima Dai-Ichi
• 10+ sieverts per hour means there is direct exposure to fuel rods or spent fuel ponds: Australia’s former top radiation official
• Tepco: Ultra-high radiation levels may be from melted fuel that leaked out of containment vessel
• Paper: TEPCO needs to check if high radiation doses are “spreading elsewhere” — Two more spots appear to be above 10 sieverts per hour, but no plans to actually take measurements
• New indoor radiation dose record at Fukushima ... May be higher as it exceeded capacity of measuring device
• New York Times: Fatal Radiation Level Found at Fukushima — “Exceeded” 10 sieverts per hour, measuring device was maxed out
• Experts: Melt-through scenario means even higher radiation readings to come — Likely many more reports of deadly radiation in future
• Tokyo U. nuke expert: Radioactive substances may have “poured” into pipe during explosion — Levels could also be extremely high outside Reactors No. 3 and 4
• Asahi: Latest detection of such high radiation levels is evidence that radioactive material spewed from Fukushima at much higher levels than previously believed

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/08/fukushima-radiation-highest-ever.html

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