Japan announces secret radioactive data

Japan admits to hiding part of the information about the spread of radioactivity at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant because of fears that it will cause panic among the public, but is now starting to publish these data.

The earthquake / tsunami consequences are still present in northeastern Japan.

These are data on the risk of radioactivity spreading from nuclear accident at the Fukushima I. NHK National Broadcasting Station said that the data was posted yesterday on the Ministry of Science's websites and other websites. Nuclear management agency.

The Japanese government has kept secret the data of at least 5,000 radioactive measurements during the events at the Fukushima I nuclear power plants . Goshi Hosono, head of the force tasked with dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant, admitted this was "a mistake" and confirmed the information was immediately announced.

Mr. Hosono said the data was not published because of concerns that some of the worst situations could cause collective panic. But he said, now the government believes that, even if the information is shocking, panic can be avoided if properly explained.

After the earthquake in northeastern Japan on March 11, a series of incidents occurred at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant that led to a significant spread of radioactive substances. People in the area 20 km around the factory were evacuated.

Yesterday, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that the radiation level measured in the Pacific Ocean region near the Fukushima I plant has increased from 100 to 1,000 times the normal level .

On the same day, Japanese authorities announced that the level of radiation inside a nuclear power plant in the west increased, but no radiation leaked out of the facility. This is the Tsuruga nuclear plant located 350 km west of Tokyo and in the region unaffected by the double disaster on March 11.

Japan Nuclear Power Company announced yesterday that engineers are monitoring the possibility of fuel bundles in Tsuruga's No. 2 reactor leaking into the coolant. The company said it is considering closing this reactor to conduct a detailed investigation.

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