Radioative materials detected in water
Japan's health ministry is urging the people of a village in Fukushima Prefecture not to drink the tap water, in which higher levels of radioactive materials were detected on Sunday. The Ministry says, however, that drinking it does not pose any immediate health risk, according to a report from NHK.
Tap water tested at Iitate Village in Fukushima Prefecture showed more than triple the level of radiation allowed by the government.
Credit: NHK
The health ministry says 965 becquerels of iodine-131 were detected in the water, which is 3.2 times the standard. The legal standard is 300 becquerels per kilogram.
It says residents can use the water for washing and bathing, and that drinking it has no immediate effect on human health.
But as a precaution, the ministry has urged about 3700 residents of the village to avoid drinking the tap water.
Credit: NHK
China Refuses To Unload Japanese Air Cargo
Japan's transport ministry has started disclosing radiation levels near the 2 international airports in the Tokyo metropolitan area in an effort to dispel unfounded fear.
With a serious situation continuing at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chinese authorities refused to unload cargo on a flight from Japan, according to a report from NHK.
Japan's health ministry is urging the people of a village in Fukushima Prefecture not to drink the tap water, in which higher levels of radioactive materials were detected on Sunday. The Ministry says, however, that drinking it does not pose any immediate health risk, according to a report from NHK.
Tap water tested at Iitate Village in Fukushima Prefecture showed more than triple the level of radiation allowed by the government.
Credit: NHK
The health ministry says 965 becquerels of iodine-131 were detected in the water, which is 3.2 times the standard. The legal standard is 300 becquerels per kilogram.
It says residents can use the water for washing and bathing, and that drinking it has no immediate effect on human health.
But as a precaution, the ministry has urged about 3700 residents of the village to avoid drinking the tap water.
Dead and Missing Toll Reaches 21,000 from quake and tsunami
Japanese police say the number of dead and missing from the massive quake and tsunami on March 11th has exceeded 21,000, according to a report from NHK. The National Police Agency says that as of Sunday night, more than 8,400 people had been confirmed dead and nearly 13,000 were reported missing. (More)
Credit: NHK
China Refuses To Unload Japanese Air Cargo
Japan's transport ministry has started disclosing radiation levels near the 2 international airports in the Tokyo metropolitan area in an effort to dispel unfounded fear.
With a serious situation continuing at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chinese authorities refused to unload cargo on a flight from Japan, according to a report from NHK.
Some foreign carriers have landed flights bound for Narita at Kansai airport in western Japan.
MEXT Announces Twice Daily Radiation Updates Website
Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) science ministry is publishing radiation levels monitored nationwide on its website, with the information also available in English, Korean and Chinese.
The MEXT website began showing the data on Saturday, with information updated twice a day.
The ministry is publishing levels of radiation and radioactive materials monitored on the ground, as well as in rain, tap water and the atmosphere.
The website also shows the science ministry's independent measurements of radiation near the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Credit: NHK
As of 7 PM Sunday, radiation readings were slightly higher than normal in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. But the ministry says the levels do not pose an immediate health hazard.
In Tokyo and six surrounding prefectures, trace amounts of radioactive iodine and cesium have been detected. Neither substance occurs naturally.
The latest information: Reading of environmental radioactivity level by prefecture for Monday, March 21, 2011 （English version) http://www.mext.go.jp/english/radioactivity_level/detail/1303962.htm
The following chart shows radiation doses absorbed in daily life and the limits of safe doses.
The information and updates are available at: www.mext.go.jp
Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) science ministry is publishing radiation levels monitored nationwide on its website, with the information also available in English, Korean and Chinese.
The MEXT website began showing the data on Saturday, with information updated twice a day.
The ministry is publishing levels of radiation and radioactive materials monitored on the ground, as well as in rain, tap water and the atmosphere.
The website also shows the science ministry's independent measurements of radiation near the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Credit: NHK
As of 7 PM Sunday, radiation readings were slightly higher than normal in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. But the ministry says the levels do not pose an immediate health hazard.
In Tokyo and six surrounding prefectures, trace amounts of radioactive iodine and cesium have been detected. Neither substance occurs naturally.
The latest information: Reading of environmental radioactivity level by prefecture for Monday, March 21, 2011 （English version) http://www.mext.go.jp/english/radioactivity_level/detail/1303962.htm
The following chart shows radiation doses absorbed in daily life and the limits of safe doses.
The information and updates are available at: www.mext.go.jp
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