» Highest level of cesium in fish near Fukushima nuclear plant

2013/03/19

According to Tokyo Electric Power Co. on March 15th Friday, a fish with 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium was caught in waters near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. It is record high level of cesium which is equivalent to 7,400 times higher than the state-set limit for human consumption.

Media Reports

Record radioactivity found in Fukushima fish (Asahi Newspaper)

Record cesium level detected in fish caught near Fukushima plant (Mainichi Newspaper)

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