Fukushima radiation, There's been a sharp spike in radiation levels measured in the pipes and containers holding water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.
But the company in charge
of cleaning it up says that only a single drop of the highly
contaminated water escaped the holding tanks.
Tokyo Electric Power Company said it is confident it can provide safety for workers dealing with the problem.
"We will find out the
cause of this issue and make proper counter measures immediately, and
continue to make every effort to secure safety of workers," the company
said in a statement released Sunday.
TEPCO found high
radiation readings at the contaminated water storage tanks and pipe
Saturday. The four locations are the bottom of three tanks and a pipe
connecting tanks in separate area.
The highest reading as
1800 millisieverts per hour at the bottom fringe of the tank. 220 and 70
mSv were measured at the bottom of other two tanks. And TEPCO said they
found a dried stain under the pipe with 230 mSv/h radiation
measurement.
One drop of liquid fell
when a staff member pressed on insulation material around the pipe. But
TEPCO said no contaminated water leak is expected as there were no
change in the water level in tanks.
The enormous tanks are
identical to the container that was announced last week to have leaked
300 tons of highly toxic water and sparking a hike to the threat level
to "serious."
TEPCO will investigate the cause and look further if there were any leakage.
But TEPCO also took
issue with reporting by some news outlets that the new radiation levels
were high enough to cause death after several hours of exposure.
It said the highest
levels measured were so-called beta radiation, which quickly dissipates
over short distances and is easily shielded through the use of thin
sheets of metal and foil.
"Since beta radiation is
weak and can be blocked by a thin metal sheet such as aluminum, we
think that we can control radiation exposure by using proper equipments
and cloths," the company added.
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