Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Fukushima Radiation Levels Now Immeasurable

Radiation levels at the Fukushima nuclear power plant are now so high that they are literally off the charts. NHK reports that radiation levels in reactors No 1 through 3 are now immeasurable.  Just how much longer will the Japanese gov't allow TEPCO to remain in charge of this disaster? Until all of Tokyo is glowing like the Las Vegas strip?

From NHK


Plant radiation monitor says levels immeasurable
A radiation monitor at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says workers there are exposed to immeasurable levels of radiation.


The monitor told NHK that no one can enter the plant's No. 1 through 3 reactor buildings because radiation levels are so high that monitoring devices have been rendered useless. He said even levels outside the buildings exceed 100 millisieverts in some places.

Pools and streams of water contaminated by high-level radiation are being found throughout the facility.

The monitor said he takes measurements as soon as he finds water, because he can't determine whether it's contaminated just by looking at it. He said he's very worried about the safety of workers there.