Tokyo water sample shows radioactive iodine: government
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TOKYO (Reuters) - A sample of tap water from the Japanese capital shows a tiny level of radioactive iodine after an earthquake and tsunami damaged a nuclear power plant 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, the government said on Saturday.
The sample contained 1.5 becquerals per kg of iodine 131, well below the tolerable limit for food and drink of 300 becquerals per kg, the government added.
Jiji news agency said the presence of radioactive iodine in Tokyo tap water was rare.
(Reporting by Yoko Nishikawa; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
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Comments (7)
NadPauKucGraMcK wrote:
Total information blackout of what is about to occur.
The nightmare in Japan will overtake everything.
Spy satellite IR studies tell no lies to the VIPs.
The nightmare in Japan will overtake everything.
Spy satellite IR studies tell no lies to the VIPs.
Quite soon, the media and governments
will be discredited in spectacular fashion
Harry079 wrote:
Any level of radioactive substances in the drinking water and the people won’t drink it, shower in it, or cook with it. The government officials saying it’s safe doesn’t matter when your people don’t trust what your saying.
Reality_Check wrote:
Paranoia runs deep.
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