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Friday, May 25, 2012

TEPCO raises estimate of radiation from Fukushima Daiichi incident

TEPCO raises estimate of radiation from Fukushima Daiichi incident
Radioactive emissions from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear incident in Japan were higher than earlier government estimates, according to Tokyo Electric Power. The company said the incident released 900,000 terabecquerels into the air, compared with the government's latest calculation of 480,000 terabecquerels. A spokesman for Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that it didn't challenge the estimate, but that its calculations are continuously updated as additional data surfaces. The Wall Street Journal

Utility Says It Underestimated Radiation Released in Japan

New York Times -
TOKYO (Reuters) — The amount of radioactive materials released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost two and a half times the initial estimate by Japanese safety regulators, the operator of the crippled plant said in a report ...

Japan radiation report finds mostly 'low' doses; risks unclear

Los Angeles Times -
More than a year after a devastating tsunami inundated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a report from the World Health Organization says people in most parts of Japan got "low" added radiation, but estimates much higher doses in some areas ...

Radiation was higher than first estimated

Oman Daily Observer -
TOKYO — The radiation released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost 2½ times the amount first estimated by Japanese safety regulators, the operator of the crippled plant said in a report released yesterday.

WHO report estimates radiation after N-crisis

The Daily Yomiuri -
The World Health Organization has released a preliminary report showing estimates of radiation doses received after the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant within and outside Japan. This is the first estimate of its kind ...

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