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Deeper radioactivity 40 feet below Fukushima nuclear plant

text-radiationRevealed: The deeper they check underneath Fukushima plant, the higher contamination levels get http://enenews.com/revealed-the-deeper-they-check-underneath-fukushima-plant-the-higher-contamination-levels-get-now-sampling-over-40-feet-below-surface

Title: Cesium levels in water under Fukushima No. 1 plant soar the deeper it gets, Tepco revealsitle: Cesium levels in water under Fukushima No. 1 plant soar the deeper it gets, Tepco reveals
Source: JIJI, Kyodo
Date: Aug 1, 2013
Cesium levels in water under Fukushima No. 1 plant soar the deeper it gets, Tepco reveals […]
Tepco found 950 million becquerels of cesium and 520 million becquerels of beta ray-emitting radioactive substances, including strontium, in the water from 13 meters [~43 feet] underground.Water from 1 meter down contained 340 million becquerels, and a sample from 7 meters down contained 350 million becquerels.
[…] Cesium, a metallic element, is subject to gravity. […]

 also: Official reveals contamination levels at Fukushima plant are likely higher outside reactor units than inside

August 3, 2013 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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