Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs
Chico Harlan and Brian Vastag
"TOKYO As radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached a new high Sunday, workers contended with dark, steamy conditions in their efforts to repair the facility's cooling system and stave off a full-blown nuclear meltdown. Wearing respirators, face masks and bulky suits, they fought to reconnect cables and restore power to motor pumps the size of automobiles.
"Leaked water sampled from one unit Sunday had 100,000 times the radioactivity of normal background levels, although the Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the plant, first calculated an even higher, erroneous, figure it didn't correct for hours.
"Tepco apologized Sunday night when it realized the mistake; it had initially reported radiation levels in the leaked water from the unit 2 reactor as being 10 million times the norm, which prompted an evacuation of the building."
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Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mars 2011. Consulté le 14/11/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/radiation-levels-at-japan-nuclear-plant-reach-new-highs