Wednesday, 16. March 2011
Topic: nuclear power - on March 16, 2011 at 8:01:00 AM CET
Govt: radiation spike likely from No.2 reactor
Japan's nuclear safety agency says a possible radiation leak from the Number Two reactor may have caused the sharp increase in radiation levels on Wednesday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, north of Tokyo.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told reporters on Wednesday that the level of radiation near the plant's main gate rose to 10 millisieverts per hour at 10:40 AM, but dropped to 2.7 millisieverts per hour within 30 minutes.
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