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levels were over 3,000 becquerels per kilogram in itate. the downstream levels of the same river in an area of soma city were 13,000 becquerels. the upstream levels had fallen to one-fifth of those observed in may, but the downstream measurements had tripled. cesium levels near the mouth of another river in soma city where were nearly 30,000 becquerel. they have doubled since may. kinki university hideo yamazaki says radiation levels should be monitored near river mouths as radioactive substances in riverbed sands are probably moving downstream. a survey team of the international a...

every day about the possible effects. people are exposed to internal radiation when they breathe in radioactive material or eat contaminated food. the body's cells come in direct contact with the radioactive material. but researchers still aren't sure of the long-term effects. doctors in fukushima prefecture have tested more than 10,000 residents. they give preference to children and pregnant women. still, many residents are concerned. so some local governments and private hospitals have started doing tests of their own. nhk world's hiroki yajima has the story. >> translator: we've b...

plant's one, two, and three reactors. it is thought much of the environmental contamination was a result of an explosion at the number two reactor. they created a computer simulation of the number two reactor to see if the meltdown could have been prevented. the plant operator began to manually pump cooling water around 8:00 p.m. on march 14th. the following day, the reactor overheated and a hydrogen explosion occurred. the first examination looked at what happened if the water injection started two hours earlier. it shows the temperature of nuclear fields dropping a short while but ...

wooden boat were rescued off the coast of japan on tuesday morning. the japan coast guard plans to interview the group claiming to be north korean defectors. the japan coast guard picked them up after fisher mann spotted the vessel in waters near the port of wajima on the north central coast. they said they left from a port in north korea last thursday and intended to drift to south korea. their long journey would have been across the sea of japan, known for its rough waters but all appeared to be in good health. the coast guard said they still want to go to south korea. the japanese...

kilometers underground in northeast tokyo. there were no immediate reports of damage or none were issued. japan's government gathered information on the quake at the crisis management center at the prime minister's office in tokyo. ja japan's nuclear agent say says it's drawn uf methods. the announced plan does not announce a timetable for checking facilities that are already idle for routine inspections. the nuclear and industrial safety agency says it will apply two stages of tests involving computer simulations to gauge a reactor's resustain to dangerous situations caused by earth...