Radiation levels in seawater off Japan 1,850 times above normal

[highplainsdem]

Source: Nationmultimedia.com (Thailand)

Tokyo (dpa) - Levels of radioactive materials detected in the sea near a stricken nuclear power station in north-eastern Japan rose to 1,850 times above normal, the government said Sunday.

That level of radioactive iodine-131 concentration was measured in sea water sample taken Saturday off the coast of the Fukushima 1 power plant that was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami, the government's nuclear safety commission said.

Levels of radioactive iodine-131 had reached 1,250 times above normal in a sample taken Friday.

After the level had stayed around 100 times over the legal limit, it climbed to its highest since the survey began this week, Kyodo News reported.

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Read more: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/Radiation-levels-in-seawater-off-Japan-1850-times--30151873.html

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I'm posting this as a separate news story instead of a reply to the topic I posted about 24 hours ago since this has been such a sharp spike in radioactive iodine levels in just 24 hours, when the first stories about it being at 1,250 times normal levels appeared.

[Journeyman]

1. Two weeks on only yesterday. . .

[mrJJ]

2. Over 1,000 millisieve­rts per hour

NEWS ADVISORY: Over 1,000 millisieve­rts per hour found in water at No.2 reactor (12:00)

http://english.kyodonews.jp/

[Hissyspit]

3. Reuters: Japan plant operator says radioactivity in water at reactor No. 2 is 10 million times usual

Reuters: Japan plant operator says radioactivity in water at reactor No. 2 is 10 million times usual level, workers evacuated - local media

[kestrel91316]

4. Buncha pantywaists. It's nothing to worry about. The pro-nukers told us so.

[hlthe2b]

8. Incredible arrogance isn't it...

As though the entire world is not watching what is really going on. Karma awaits. :mad:

[highplainsdem]

6. Here's a link to the BBC story about that:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12872707

[bluedigger]

5. "Legal limit"?

For what - Driving While Irradiated?:shrug:

[cascadiance]

7. Will jewelers now scan pearls with geiger counters before selling them?...

[FirstLight]

9. here's something of interest posted earlier today too...

"ghost town"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x745969

it gives some initial info about measuring radiation and is a wonderful photo journal of a trip through chernobyl country

and that led me to this:
a video documentary about chernobyl in detail... (please note the 8th segment where the govt. woman has files from the early investigations and cover up, where the levels and deaths were significantly higher...but never admitted to this day.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x567127

not trying to be a hysteric...but radioactivity does NOT just evaporate or go away.
plutonium has a HALF life of 245,000 years, that's some serious shit. and we are all sitting on top of this stuff, it's being stored as waste because nobody can figure out what to do with it, right here in the US in several places, and what about all the warheads we 'dissasembled' are they really safe?

oh god, not good thoughts at all....

[highplainsdem]

11. Thanks for the link!

[Owlet]

13. Wow!

What a terrific website! And what an amazing young woman! Thanks for the link. It's easily the clearest explanation of radiation and its effects I've seen.

[Flora]

14. Thank you so much for the link.

Very interesting read with coffee on this quiet Sunday morning. A truly amazing inside look.

[StarsInHerHair]

10. so where's the pro nuke scum to poo-poo all over this? I guess I'll count

nt

[fasttense]

12. I think Ann Coultergeist should volunteer to go swimming off the coast

of the Japanese nuclear plants. Didn't she say radiation was good for you on the Bill O'Liely show?

Put your money where your mouth is Ann.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. Thanks a good idea

when?

[AndyTiedye]

16. Wraiths and other Undead Cannot be Hurt by Radiation, In Fact they Thrive on It

[grahamhgreen]

17. Because all the cooling water is running over the rods and going straight into the ocean, i reckon.

[RedCloud]

18. Nothing to sea or see here folks. Just progress in action. Now move along.