Groundwater in Japan is 10,000 times more contaminated

Groundwater in the area near the Fukushima nuclear plant was 10,000 times contaminated with safety, while radioactive iodine-131 in seawater rose to a new record threshold.

Contaminated groundwater is found in the area around the building containing the No. 1 reactor. Normally, the amount of radiation in groundwater is very low, so it cannot be measured.

A Japanese baby is taking tap water.

The Japanese government is being urged to take measures to deal with radioactive contamination outside the 20km radius of the evacuation zone when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that the sample is in Iitate village, away from home. 40km, exceeding the standard must evacuate. But the Japanese government believes that the criteria for evacuation are the measure of radioactivity in the air and not in the soil.

The Japanese government still denies that sea and radioactive soil does not immediately affect health, but says it plans to strengthen monitoring of radioactive data around the plant.

According to the Japan Nuclear Safety Agency, iodine-131 with a concentration of 4,385 times the threshold has been detected in seawater samples collected on March 30, exceeding the previous record of 3,355 measurements the previous day.

Hidehiko Nishiyama, spokesperson for Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency , admitted that radiation could continue to leak into the sea. Mr. Nishiyama recalled that this situation did not cause any immediate health problems because fishing activities were not carried out in the area of ​​20km from the factory and radioactive material would be diluted by seawater when seafood consumed.

Tokyo Electric Power Company said that high levels of radioactive contamination in seawater are most likely due to water coming into contact with nuclear fuel or reactors, but how radioactivity drifted to the sea is still not done. clearly.

The core of the plant's No. 1, 2 and 3 reactors is said to have been damaged, causing radioactive material to be released, and fuel rods at the No. 4 reactor are kept in the fuel tank. Use is also said to have partially melted.