Radiation levels at Japanese nuclear plant 100,000 times above normal

washingtonpost.com
----------------------------------------


Breaking News Alert: Radiation levels at Japanese nuclear plant 100,000 times above normal

March 27, 2011 7:27:25 PM

----------------------------------------
Leaked water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant showed the highest radiation readings yet, compounding the risks for the hundreds of workers trying to repair the facility’s cooling system. Seventeen workers have been exposed to high levels of radiation, and airborne radioactivity in the unit 2 building remained so high that a worker there would reach his yearly occupational exposure limit in 15 minutes.

http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/QJTXP3/IYS7XZ/LFT5HM/Q7VYGR/T5F5O/82/h
For more information, visit washingtonpost.com
----------------------------------------
Get closer to the story. Download The Washington Post app for iPad.
http://itunes.com/app/thewashingtonpostforipad
----------------------------------------
Get breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWS to 98999.