Fukushima radiation leaks reach new high Event

Die radioaktive Strahlung um die kontaminierten Wassertanks am japanischen AKW Fukushima stiegen auf einen neuen Höchstwert an. Die Atomaufsichtsbehörde teilte am 4. September 2013 mit, dass der Höchstwert auf 2200 Millisievert angestiegen ist.

On 4 September 2013, Japan's nuclear regulation authority said radiation readings near water storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have increased to a new high, with emissions above the ground near one group of tanks were as high as 2,200 millisieverts per hour. On 31 August 2013, the plant's operator, Tepco, said workers had measured radiation at 1,800 mSv an hour near a storage tank.