Radioactivity in Tokyo does not come from Fukushima

Japanese officials say unusually high radioactivity was discovered in Tokyo unrelated to the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.

>>> Unusually high radiation detection in the Japanese capital

The medical staff checked the radiation for the people. (Photo: Picssite)

Yesterday, researchers found a high radiation level of 3.35 microsievert an hour in Tokyo's Setagaya district. This level of radiation is higher than in areas evacuated around the Fukushima I nuclear power plant, prompting officials to open an investigation of the cause.

On the same day, Mayor Nobuto Hosaka said radioactivity was found in some radioactive bottles in the basement of a nearby house . Inspectors of the Japanese Ministry of Science and Education believe that it is radium, a radioactive substance that has been used to brighten a watch's paint.

Radioactive hotspots inspectors are not related to the Fukushima nuclear plant, because no cesium element was detected. Cesium is one of the main radioactive elements that leaked when the Fukushima plant was devastated by natural disasters.

Police are investigating whether the owners of the bottles violate the ban on radioactive property.

March 11th earthquake and tsunami damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and led to the worst nuclear crisis in Japan. Although the government said the nuclear leak has been curbed and the plant situation is steadily stabilizing, radioactivity is still a constant concern of the Japanese people.