Neutron beam observed 13 times

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Neutron beam observed 13 times at crippled Fukushima nuke plant

TOKYO

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it has observed a neutron beam, a kind of radioactive ray, 13 times on the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was crippled by the massive March 11 quake-tsunami disaster.

TEPCO, the operator of the nuclear plant, said the neutron beam measured about 1.5 kilometers southwest of the plant's No. 1 and 2 reactors over three days from March 13 and is equivalent to 0.01 to 0.02 microsieverts per hour and that this is not a dangerous level.

The utility firm said it will measure uranium and plutonium, which could emit a neutron beam, as well.

In the 1999 criticality accident at a nuclear fuel processing plant run by JCO Co. in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, uranium broke apart continually in nuclear fission, causing a massive amount of neutron beams.

In the latest case at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, such a criticality accident has yet to happen.

But the measured neutron beam may be evidence that uranium and plutonium leaked from the plant's nuclear reactors and spent nuclear fuels have discharged a small amount of neutron beams through nuclear fission.

==Kyodo

Radioactive substances from Fukushima plant to go around globe

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Sperm grown in laboratory

Ian Sample The Guardian March 24, 2011

Scientists have grown sperm in the laboratory in a landmark study that could help preserve the fertility of cancer patients and shed fresh light on male reproductive problems.

Fertility experts called the work a “crucial experimental advance” towards the use of lab-grown sperm in the clinic and a stepping stone to the routine creation of human sperm for men who cannot make the cells normally.

Though the procedure would be illegal in Britain under current legislation, sperm grown in the laboratory, if proven safe, could be used to help infertile men have children through standard IVF treatments.

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High radioactivity found in vegetables

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Excessive radioactivity found in Tokyo vegetable

Japan's health ministry says radiation above the legal limit has been detected in a vegetable grown in Tokyo. This is the first time that radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit has been found in a Tokyo vegetable. The ministry says the radioactive cesium was detected on Thursday in a leafy vegetable taken from a field in Edogawa ward on Wednesday. The vegetable is called Komatsuna, or Japanese mustard spinach. The radioactive level was 890 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the legal limit of 500. The vegetable was grown at a research center, and is not being sold on the market. The health ministry says that level of radioactivity would not have an adverse effect on health, even if the vegetable was eaten. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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Magnitude 6.8 quake hit Myanmar

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Magnitude 6.8 quake hit Myanmar

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit northeastern Myanmar near the Thai border on Thursday night, killing a woman in Thailand. The US Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 8:25 PM local time in the northeastern state of Shan. The focus of the quake was 10 kilometers deep. In the Thai province of Chiang Rai, local authorities say a woman was killed when a wall of her house collapsed. Decorations at a hotel fell and other buildings are said to have been damaged in the Thai town of Mae Sai. In Myanmar's border town of Tachileik, many residents reportedly evacuated from homes and buildings. The quake was felt as far as Myanmar's largest city of Yangon about 600 kilometers from the epicenter and in the Thai capital of Bangkok about 800 kilometers away. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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North Korea sends $100,000 to Japan

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North Korea sends $100,000 to Japan quake victims

North Korea's Red Cross Society has sent 100,000 dollars to support victims of the earthquake in northeast Japan. The Korean Central News Agency on Thursday said the North's Red Cross central committee had sent the money to Japan's Red Cross with a message expressing deep sympathy for the victims and their families. The North Korean Red Cross had already sent a telegram of condolence to Japan's Red Cross 3 days after the earthquake. The state central news agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had separately sent 500,000 dollars to Korean residents in Japan affected by the quake. Following the great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, North Korea sent 200,000 dollars in support, and donated money for victims of the 2004 earthquake in Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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Pressure rises inside No.1 reactor

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Pressure rises inside No.1 reactor container

Tokyo Electric Power Company is taking measures to reduce pressure inside the No.1 reactor containment vessel at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The power company began injecting more water into the No.1 reactor on Wednesday, after temperatures on the reactor surface reached about 400 degrees Celsius, exceeding the safety limit of 302 degrees. The power company says lights have been turned on inside the control room of the No.1 reactor building. Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says the influx of massive amounts of water has raised the pressure inside the reactor containment vessel. The power company cut back on the water injection early on Thursday. This resulted in pressure inside the container dropping to 0.3585 mega-pascals, below the safety limit of 0.528 mega-pascals. The reactor temperature also dropped to 243 degrees as of 5:00 AM on Thursday. The safety agency says the reactor remains stable for now, but it will continue monitoring it carefully. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Thursday there has been no damage to the containment vessel of the No.1 reactor despite the rise in pressure inside. He also said that it is necessary to monitor the situation continuously. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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Radioactive iodine found in Kawaguchi

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Radioactive iodine found in Kawaguchi

The city of Kawaguchi, north of Tokyo, says radioactive iodine-131 has been detected in one of its 7 water purification facilities. The municipal government announced on Thursday that it detected 120 becquerels of iodine per liter of water in a survey carried out on Tuesday. The reading is above the 100-becquerel safety level for infants but is safe for adults. The city of Matsudo, northeast of Tokyo, also said it detected up to 220 becquerels of iodine per liter in 2 of its purification facilities. The cities are calling on residents to refrain from letting infants drink tap water. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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Iodine levels on the rise near Fukushima

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Iodine levels on the rise near Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company says the level of radioactive iodine is on the rise in waters near the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. On Wednesday morning, the plant operator detected radioactive iodine-131 at a level 147 times higher than safety standards at a location 330 meters away from a water outlet of the facility. The substance measured 127 times above the standard on Monday, when the first survey was conducted. The reading dropped the following day to 30 times over the benchmark. Wednesday's survey also found higher-than-standard doses of radioactive cesium-134 and cesium-137. The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says levels of radioactive materials fluctuate depending on ocean currents, adding it will continue to closely monitor the situation. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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2 nuclear plant workers hospitalized

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2 nuclear plant workers hospitalized

Japan's nuclear safety agency says 2 workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were taken to hospital on Thursday after being exposed to high-level radiation at the Number 3 reactor. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says the workers were standing on a flooded basement floor while working to reconnect power lines in the turbine building adjacent to the reactor. As a result, their feet were exposed to 170 to 180 millisieverts of radiation. The workers were taken to a local hospital before being moved to the National Institute of Radiological Sciences for treatment. A third worker was also exposed to the higher-level radiation but apparently did not require treatment. The maximum level of radiation exposure allowed for nuclear plant workers in Japan is normally 100 millisieverts. But the health and labor ministry has recently raised that limit to 250 millisieverts for emergency crews at the Fukushima plant. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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High radiation levels detected 30km away

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High radiation levels detected 30km off nuke plant

Japan's science ministry says levels of radioactive substances up to twice recommended limits were detected in waters 30 kilometers off the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. The ministry conducted a survey on Wednesday in 8 locations over a distance of 70 kilometers from north to south in the Pacific Ocean. Radioactive iodine-131 and radioactive cesium-137 were detected at all locations. Levels of radioactive iodine-131 were from 1.05 to 1.92 times higher than the limit. Readings for radioactive cesium-137 were all below the limit, but about 10,000 times higher than a similar survey last year. Another survey conducted by the Tokyo Electric Power Company on Wednesday detected radioactive iodine-131 at 146.9 times the limit, 330 meters away from a water outlet of the nuclear plant. The same substance was detected at a level 19.1 times higher than allowable limits on the coast 16 kilometers south of the plant. The science ministry says it will continue analyzing the impact of the radioactivity on marine resources and the environment. A senior consultant at the Marine Ecology Research Institute, Jun Misonoo, says contamination decreases further off the coast. He says radioactive iodine-131 levels fall by half in 8 days, and the impact on fish fades away. Misonoo says that although radioactive cesium is unlikely to affect human health, monitoring should continue to assess its impact inside fish. Read more at www3.nhk.or.jp

 

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