Friday, March 18, 2011

Radiation levels in Fukushima Descending

fire in Fukushima nuclear power plant
TOKYO - Japan's Nuclear Safety Agency said the radiation level at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants declined slightly after a fire truck sprayed water to one of the reactors.
 
Car Japanese defense forces firefighters spray water into the nuclear fuel storage pools at reactor No. 3 on Thursday night, in an effort to cool the reactors.
 
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan said that radiation levels at nuclear power plants reached the west gate microsieverts271 per hour in the morning at 07.30 local time.
The number is 38 points lower than before the spraying of waterand 21 points lower shortly after the sprayed water. Thus quotedfrom NHK, Friday (03/18/2011).
 
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said it could not be surewhether the water spraying operation by the Japanese defenseforces have lowered radioactivity at nuclear power plants.
 
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency also said efforts to restore the function of reactor coolant No. 1 and 2 and the fuel storagepools continue to be done. They plan to restore the function ofcoolant in the reactor No. 3 and 4 on Saturday.

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