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Why the high radiation levels at Fukushima reactor is bad news

Fatal levels keep officials from stabilizing the area

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According to Japan Times, a containment vessel at the destroyed Fukushima No. 1 power plant has reached off-the-chart radiation levels.

 

The reading of 530 sieverts per hour represents the highest level of radiation the reactor site has seen since March 2011 almost six years ago.

 

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To make it easier to understand, the 530 sieverts reading is high enough to prove fatal during even brief exposure. Based on data from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4 sieverts would kill one in two people, and 1 seivert could lead to hair loss and infertility.

 

The Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant suffered a series of meltdowns and explosions after Tsunami-triggered earthquakes crippled Japan’s coast. The cleanup is expected to take decades.

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