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148. Small Amount of Radioactive Substances Found in Breast Milk from Women Living in Fukushima etc., but No Health Effects
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan released a survey result which shows that small amount of radioactive substances have been found in the breast milk of seven women. The tests were conducted on breast milk samples taken … Continue reading
147. Ministry announces provisional safety limit for school
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced Apr 19 the provisional standard for the utilization of kindergartens, elementary schools and high schools in Fukushima Prefecture after the prefecture was struck with the nuclear crisis. The ministry … Continue reading
146. Radiation increases slightly Apr 19, all prefectures remain above normal level
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) released data on the radiation level in the atmosphere for Apr 19. The levels for 6 Prefectures and the Capital, including Tochigi Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo, increased slightly due … Continue reading
145. Govt lifts spinach restriction
The Kan Administration lifted the shipping restriction placed on spinach harvested in some cities in Ibaraki Prefecture Apr 17. Spinach from the prefecture was detected with radioactive substances exceeding the limit. The restriction remains in effect for spinach in two … Continue reading
144. 6-9 months before complete cold shutdown
TEPCO announced on Apr 17 a progress schedule on the tie up of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which has been releasing radioactive substances. It will take 6 to 9 months to shutdown the reactors … Continue reading
143. Cesium and Iodine exceeding standard off Fukushima coast
Cesium-137 twice the limit at 186 becquerels/liter and iodine-131 four times the limit at 161 becquerels/liter were detected in the ocean 34 km east of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, announced the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and … Continue reading
142. Russian tests reveal Tokyo radiation half of Moscow
Head of Russia’s Federal Medical-Biological Agency, Vladimir Uiba, visited Japan to investigate the effects of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. He held a press conference in the embassy in Tokyo Apr 15 and indicated his … Continue reading
141. TEPCO President to quit positions as Keidanren vice-chairman and Federation of Electric Power chairman
Masataka Shimizu, President of Tokyo Electric Power Company, announced Apr 13 his intention to quit his positions as the chairman of Federation of Electric Power Companies and the vice-chairman of Japan Business Federation as atonement for the spread of radioactive … Continue reading
140. Shipping ban on outdoor shiitake mushrooms from Fukushima
Chief Cabinet Sectretary Yukio Edano announced Apr 13 that the government has instructed municipalities to place shiitake mushrooms grown outdoors from some regions in the Fukushima Prefecture under shipping restriction for the time being. The restriction was imposed based on … Continue reading
139. Fukushima nuclear crisis raised to Level 7 – equivalent to Chernobyl
The Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) and the Nuclear Industrial and Safety Agency (NISA) raised the Fukushima nuclear crisis to “Level 7 – Major Accident” on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) based on the large and widespread radiation leakage since … Continue reading
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