Cesium exceeding safety threshold detected in Fukushima rice

[kristopher]

Cesium exceeding safety threshold detected in Fukushima rice
BY SHUNSUKE KIMURA STAFF WRITER
2011/09/25


FUKUSHIMA--A preliminary test detected 500 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram of rice in Fukushima Prefecture, the first time the limit of 200 becquerels has been breached, the prefectural government said Sept. 23.

The pre-harvest rice samples were from the former Obama town area of Nihonmatsu city.

The finding means that rice from Nihonmatsu will undergo more intensive studies during the main, post-harvest screening phase, with the number of sample locations multiplied from 38 to about 300.

Rice shipments from the area will be banned if the main inspection turns up a concentration of more than 500 becquerels per kilogram.

According to the ...

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240236.html

[av8rdave]

1. I'm staying near Tokyo right now

No rice for me!


(I realize the rice in question is probably as yet unharvested).

[kristopher]

2. AV8R?

Yokota?

[av8rdave]

3. Narita