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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
Not mentioned is the fact that this plutonium may not have even come from the plant. The amount found near the reactor is not significantly higher than that which is naturally present, and traces could have come from nuclear tests done in the old Soviet Union or China. Given it's long life, it could have existed for decades before the earthquake.
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NHK WORLD English
Edano: Detection of plutonium a serious concern
Japan's top government spokesman says the detection of trace amounts of plutonium in ground at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant means the situation there is extremely serious.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday that the density of plutonium found in soil samples taken from the plant a week ago was about the same as that found in the environment from past nuclear tests abroad.
But he said 2 of the samples appeared to contain the type of plutonium used in nuclear fuel, making it most likely that reactor fuel rods were the source.
Edano said that the traces of plutonium, combined with the detection of highly radioactive water, back up the view that nuclear fuel rods have partially melted.
He said the government is doing all it can to control the impact of the contamination and contain the situation.
Edano called for closer monitoring of data, saying that if higher levels of plutonium are found, the government will have to respond.
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sometime i wonder why there are people who persistently turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to a true problem. Turning away and continue arguing does not mean the problem does not exist.
How i hope this deteriorarion is not happening.
God will help only those who are helping themselves.