2014/01/11
A fish contaminated with extremely high levels of radiation was found in waters near Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a government-affiliated research institute said.
The Fisheries Research Agency said Jan. 10 the black sea bream had 12,400 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium, 124 times the safety standards for foodstuffs.
The fish was caught at the mouth of the Niidagawa river in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The site is 37 kilometers south of the stricken power plant.
The research institute said it will study the fish further to try and determine when it became contaminated with such high levels of radioactive cesium.
Two other fish also exceeded the safety standards of 100 becquerels per kilogram, at 426 becquerels and 197 becquerels, respectively.
Officials said black sea bream in the region that was covered by the recent study have not been circulated as food in fish markets.
Black sea bream fishing in coastal waters off Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures is currently restricted.
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Fish with very high levels of cesium found near Fukushima (Asahi Newspaper)
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