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@Edano considering
- At 2:30 pm on August 1, as radiation level of surface of connection of
emergency gas treatment system piping arrangement at the bottom of main
exhaust stuck of unit 1 and 2 was detected over 10 Sv/h, keep the area
out for restricted area with signature. We will consider countermeasure
such as shilding. www.tepco.co.jp

@Edano I went through all the human rights that Japan are a signatory to last night and they don't seem to have covered polution at all!

maybe it was measured beneath protective suit.

lots of questions no answers

out for awhile

High-level radiation detected again at Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Aug. 2, Kyodo

Radiation doses of more than 10 sieverts, or 10,000 millisieverts, per hour have been detected outdoors again at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday.

If exposed to such a high-level dosage of radiation in a short period of time, almost all people exposed would die, radiation experts said.

Tokyo Electric, known as TEPCO, also said radiation dosages of 5 sieverts per hour were detected indoors on the second floor of the No. 1 reactor at the plant. The amount is the highest figure for indoors. english.kyodonews.jp

Govt bans shipments of Tochigi beef cattle

Japan's government has ordered Tochigi Prefecture to suspend its shipments of beef cattle due to fears of radioactive contamination.

The government ordered the ban on Tuesday after beef from 4 head of cattle shipped from 2 municipalities in the prefecture was found to contain unsafe amounts of radioactive cesium.

Cesium contamination was also detected in rice straw used to feed beef cattle in the prefecture.

Tochigi is the fourth prefecture ordered to suspend beef cattle shipments, following Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate.

The government says it will allow resumption of shipments if radiation levels of all beef from farms whose shipments and feed were contaminated, as well as beef from other farms, fall below the government standard.

Tochigi says it will test all of its beef cattle, but the prefecture ships up to 55,000 head of cattle per year, and fewer than 30,000 can be processed locally.

The government is to ask the prefecture to draw up realistic plans for resuming shipments, such as limiting the number of cattle to be shipped.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011 18:07 +0900 (JST)
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Govt sets new criteria for contaminated fertilizer

Japan's government has laid down a new set of criteria for the use of fertilizers that may be contaminated with radioactive cesium.

On Tuesday, the agriculture ministry urged farmers not to use humus and compost that contain 400 becquerels of cesium per kilogram or more.

It also called on them not to use livestock feed containing 300 becquerels of cesium per kilogram or more. For fish feed, the limit was set at 100 becquerels per kilogram.

The ministry says it will notify local governments how to measure cesium in fertilizers as soon as possible.

Last week, the agriculture ministry asked famers and fertilizer producers in 17 prefectures in eastern and central Japan to voluntarily refrain from using or selling compost and humus made from fallen leaves possibly contaminated with radioactive cesium.

This was after humus shipped from Tochigi Prefecture was found to be contaminated with radioactive substances.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011 17:55 +0900 (JST)
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Govt to conduct comprehensive radiation monitoring

Japan's government has decided to start comprehensive radiation monitoring this year by coordinating organizations that have been checking radiation levels since the Fukushima nuclear accident in March.

The government decided on the plan on Tuesday in response to criticism about difficulty in referring to results of such checks by various ministries, agencies, prefectural governments and utilities.

The plan divides monitoring activities into 6 fields including air, water, farm soil and grass, and food.

Organizations are to be in charge of monitoring and analyzing results in each field and proposing concrete measures.

The government is to set up about 250 monitoring points across the country and draw up maps showing radiation levels at children's facilities, such as schools and public libraries.

The science ministry is expected to set up a website to provide such data by mid-August.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011 19:33 +0900 (JST)
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