Seawater radioactivity ‘rises’ near Fukushima reactor
Seawater close to Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors is reported to reach a much increased level of radioactive iodine compared to the previous reports. Japan’s nuclear safety agency said that seawater close to the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s reactor number one reached radioactive iodine at 3,355 times the legal limit. Regardless, an authority said the iodine could […]
Latest news on Japan’s earthquake, tsunami
Latest news – updates Japan earthquake today: • Nearly 10,000 people may have been killed in Miyagi prefecture, a law enforcement official there’s stated to broadcaster NHK. Miyagi had been the region worst-hit by the double tragedy. The previous estimate of the loss of life toll had been close to 1,800, even though authorities had […]