Up to 160 may have radiation exposure in Japan nuclear accident

[LiberalEsto]

Source: Reuters


TOKYO | Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:35pm EST

"TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of individuals exposed to radiation from the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan could reach as high as 160, an official of Japan's nuclear safety agency said on Sunday.

Nine individuals had already shown possible exposure to radiation from the plant, based on information from tests by municipal authorities and other sources, and estimates from the authorities suggested the figure could rise as high as 70 to 160, the official from the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told a news conference.

The No. 1 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan released radiation after a powerful earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan on Friday left it with a crippled cooling system and the operator was forced to release pressure that had built up in the reactor."

(Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Edmund Klama

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/us-japan-quake-radiation-idUSTRE72B3IY20110312

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This is getting bigger

[OhioChick]

1. Frightening n/t

[LiberalEsto]

2. I fear it's the tip of the iceberg

and I worry about what might happen to future babies.

[OhioChick]

4. I agree....

I feel for all the people there. First an earthquake, then a tsunami followed by so many aftershocks and now radiation fears. :(

[denem]

3. (Photo)

[PaDUer]

5. Oh my goodness!!!,,,

This is going to worsen..I wonder how many people don't even know they have it yet, and what are they going to do if anyone wants to get out of there, how will they stop them??

[Turborama]

6. K&R n/t

[Zoeisright]

7. I'm sure that number is actually 10 to 100 times bigger.

Since the actual truth is about 10 to 100 times worse than the lies from the nuke porn crowd.

[wordpix]

8. +1, and I'm sure that number doesn't include the people downwind

[defendandprotect]

9. kr