More Bad News From Fukushima

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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Where were the professionals.

[PlusFiveTroll]

-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.

What the actual fuck. How could such a stupid mistake be made?

Re:Where were the professionals.

[tuo42]

That's what I was thinkng also!

Then again, it is a very interesting way of damage control. Simply bring equipment which can only measure up to the damage level we want.

I cannot understand how a company can make such a mistake. This is the most severe radioactive problem at the moment, threatening to change a country for the next decades.

They know how important this is, and fail to bring along the right equipment?

Unbelievable...

Re:Where were the professionals.

[Joce640k]

Tepco needs to be taken out of the equation. Now.

(Though they can still pay the cleanup bill...)

Re:Where were the professionals.

[polar red]

Humanity has a long history of cover-ups when big organisations are involved.

FTFY