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Yesterday it was widely reported that 3 nuclear plant workers were exposed to high levels of radiation from water they were wading through in the #3 reactor building (see Fukushima IAEA Updates: March 24th).
Today we’ve two follow up reports from NHK World News.
First a report that details the amount of radiation detected in the water in reactor building #3.
TEPCO has measured 3.9 million becquerels of radioactive substances per cubic centimeter, including 2.2 million becquerels of radioactive cerium-144 and 1.2 million becquerels of iodine-131.
That’s a level of radioactivity 10,000 times higher than would normally be expected.
High radiation detected in water at plant
Friday, March 25, 2011 08:22 +0900 (JST)
Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has detected high levels of radioactive substances in water that 3 workers were exposed to at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Next a statement to the press by Japan’s Nuclear Safety Agency that suggests that the containment function around reactor #3 is `likely damaged’, leading to the excessive radiation in the report above.
Nuke safety agency: No.3 reactor likely be damaged
Friday, March 25, 2011 12:48 +0900 (JST)
Japan's nuclear safety agency says it is highly likely that the Number 3 reactor of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been damaged, leading to the leak of high levels of radiation.
