More Bad News From Fukushima

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday September 1, 2013 @01:31AM from the from-bad-to-worse dept.

PuceBaboon writes "Both Reuters and the BBC are carrying the story of an increase in radiation levels reported by Tepco for contaminated water leaking from storage tanks on site. When this leak was discovered almost two weeks ago, Tepco reported that the radiation level was 100-millisieverts. It now transpires that 100-millisieverts was the highest reading that the measuring equipment in use was capable of displaying. The latest readings (with upgraded equipment) are registering 1800-millisieverts which, according to both news sources, could prove fatal to anyone exposed to it for four hours. Coincidentally (and somewhat ironically), today is earthquake disaster prevention day in Japan, with safety drills taking place nationwide."

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Re: Where were the professionals. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-01 01:40 · Score: 2, Funny

They were using the deluxe meter but forgot to bring the pro meter that day.
Re:Where were the professionals. by Sqr(twg) · 2013-09-01 01:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Just wait a few weeks until they find out that 1800 mSv is the maximum reading on the new instrument.
Re:Wrong issue by durrr · 2013-09-01 02:09 · Score: 4, Funny

Sounds like you sourced that from HystericGreenAlarmism.com
Re:Wrong issue by Joining+Yet+Again · 2013-09-01 02:49 · Score: 2, Funny

The end of the world is neigh?
OMG PONIES.
Re: Where were the professionals. by antifoidulus · 2013-09-01 03:13 · Score: 3, Funny

My speedo only goes to 85!
. That sounds like a personal issue, not a mechanical one...

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Re:Where were the professionals. by drerwk · 2013-09-01 04:29 · Score: 3, Funny

Are you telling my the Mach meter on my deux chevaux is pointless?