Radiation level up at Japan Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant (Reuters 12 min. ago)

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/13/japan-quake-radiation-idUSTFD00667020110313

(Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said on Monday the electric utility has reported a rise in radiation levels at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the government.

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The exact radiation level on the site was not immediately available, a TEPCO spokeswoman said. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

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[Peace Patriot]

1. Here's is an excellent summary of the whole situation....

Posted by LiberalEsto
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x632395

[LiberalEsto]

2. Last reported level was 882 on Sunday

on the International Business Times website

http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/122050/20110313/japan-earthquake-quake-fukushima-nuclear-reactor-radiation-levels-safety-limit-core-cooling-blast-su.htm

Legal limit is 500 microsievert per hour

[LiberalEsto]

3. New radiation level info

A lot of different numbers are floating round in the media:


From the Japan Times:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110314a1.html
"Radiation around the reactor exceeded the legal limit to hit 1,557 microsieverts per hour at 1:52 p.m. This rate then fell to 184 microsieverts about 50 minutes later."


Monsters and Critics:

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1625759.php/Radiation-levels-rise-again-at-endangered-Fukushima-nuclear-plant

"On Sunday, radiation at one of the Fukushima reactors was at 882 microsievert per hour and briefly topped 1,204. Japan allows an hourly exposure of 500 microsievert, which is a measure of the biological effects of radiation."



Nikkei:
http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110313D13JF571.htm

"TOKYO (Kyodo)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. has notified Japan's nuclear safety agency that the radiation level at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has exceeded the legal limit, the agency Sunday.

Hourly radiation at the site was measured at 882 micro sievert, in excess of the allowable level of 500."