Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:23 JST (23:23:00 Tuesday March 29 ET) NHK reports that NISA says that the level of iodine-131 found 330 meters south of a water outlet of the plant was 3,355 times regulated standards at 1:55 PM on Tuesday. Apparently this is the highest level recorded at this location. The outlet drains water from Units 1 to 4.
Iodine-131 measured 50 meters north of the water outlet of Units 5 and 6 (which are in cold shut down) was 1,262 times the regulated standards at 2:10 PM on Tuesday. Apparently this is the highest reading recorded at this location.
Previous measurments
Radiation measurements Saturday March 26 reported by IAEA
330 m east of the discharge points of Units 1 - 4.
74 000 Bq/liter of iodine-131
12 000 Bq/liter of cesium-137
12 000 Bq/liter of cesium-134
Radiation measurements Sunday March 27 reported by IAEA
330 m east of the discharge points of Units 1 - 4.
11 000 Bq/liter of iodine-131
1 900 Bq/liter of cesium-137
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