Radiation levels at No.3 reactor water intake - Range from 550-32,000 times legal limit

Radiation level at No.3 reactor water intake rises

The operator of the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima has reported a sharp rise in the concentration of a radioactive material in samples of seawater near the Number 3 reactor.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it detected 110 becquerels of radioactive cesium-134 per cubic centimeters in seawater samples taken on Wednesday morning.

The level is 1,800 times the national legal limit, compared to 550 times, which was reported the previous day.

The utility also found 120 becquerels of cesium-137, 1,300 times higher than the limit.

Last Wednesday at the same location near the water intake of the Number 3 reactor, water contaminated with highly radioactive substances was found flowing into the sea from a pit. TEPCO says it detected cesium-134 at 32,000 times the legal limit...

Thursday, May 19, 2011 02:57 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_37.html

If I was going 550 times the speed limit, you can bet some cop would be writing a ticket!

...as it is, it is no longer a concern as it happened last month and you can't SEE radioactivity and besides it's not as sexy as shaky earthquake video or tsunami destruction porn....

AS a species we are so TOTALLY fucked...:eyes:

Our poor earth, water, air...and people.

Annette