Explosion at nuclear power plant in Fukushima.
Japanese media on Thursday, March 24, reported that the concentration of radioactive iodine in the sea near the nuclear power plant, Fukushima-1 "bigger than the allowed 147 times. These are the results of measurements made by experts of the company-operator of nuclear power plants Tersa (Tokyo Electronic Power Company).Some time ago it was reported that in sea water samples taken at 100 meters from the shore in the area of nuclear power plants found excess concentration of radioactive iodine in the 29.8-fold.
Recall March 11 in Japan, there was the strongest earthquake in the 9.0 points. It was followed by several aftershocks with magnitude over 6.0, which triggered the tsunami. The bulk of disaster victims are not killed during the quake - people drowned when the tsunami came.
One consequence of the shock element was the state of emergency in the Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima-1, where the problems started with the reactor coolant system, there were explosions and fires. People living near the plant were evacuated. Now experts are trying to keep the situation under control yin prevent man-made disaster.
