IAEA tracks radiation leaks at Japan's crippled plant (TEPCO mum)

[jpak]

http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E7EM31R20110322

TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear complex is still emitting radiation but the source is unclear, a senior U.N. atomic agency official said, as workers made progress restoring electric power to the site.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also raised concerns about a lack of information from Japanese authorities, as workers battling to cool the nuclear reactors faced rising temperatures around the core of one reactor.

"We continue to see radiation coming from the site ... and the question is where exactly is that coming from?" James Lyons, a senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told a news conference in Vienna on Tuesday.

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"We have not received validated information for some time related to the containment integrity of unit 1. So we are concerned that we do not know its exact status," he said.

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[flamingdem]

1. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand kanji

[Fledermaus]

2. I read today that seawater ten miles away was 16 times above acceptable.

God only knows what sort of nuclear witch's brew is being dumped into the sea.

Filter feeders, oyster, clams, scalops....gone! Don't eat!