[ RadSafe ] atmospheric readings as high as 530 sieverts an hour

[Mattias Lantz]

Now I could find the Tepco reports, dated 30 January.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2017/1371751_10469.html

The crowd sourcing projece Safecast has a nice comment to the media hype:
http://blog.safecast.org/2017/02/no-radiation-levels-at-fukushima-daiichi-are-not-rising/

/Mattias Lantz


On 2017-02-04 09:49, Mattias Lantz wrote:
> The headlines in media indicate new releases of radioactivity, which is not the case. The rest of the text in the different media texts seems to be quite ok and fact based.
> By the way, there are a number of different footage displayed in the news media, but I have difficulties to find it on the Tepco web site. Does any of you know where to find it?
>
> Best wishes,
> Mattias Lantz
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> Comments?
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/03/fukushima-daiichi-radiation-levels-highest-since-2011-meltdown?CMP=share_btn_fb
>
> 'Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi
> nuclear power station are at their highest since the plant suffered a
> triple meltdown almost six years ago.
>
> The facility’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), said
> atmospheric readings as high as 530 sieverts an hour had been recorded
> inside the containment vessel of reactor No 2,..'
>
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