That the radiation levels had decreased in Tokyo to pre-earthquake/tsunami/accident levels (barely....but still there), you would THINK was some "major newswothy item" and would have been covered by the mainstream press here in the USA. Nope. Not a peep.
Guess it is not something that induces fear in the general populace. Can't mention any potentially good news. Might affect the ratings and the tendency for people to look at other "bad news" headlines they will still write about everything Japanese that can be construed in the most negative fashion possible.
best,
.....................john
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Originally Posted by termogard
Radiation in Tokyo returns to pre-disaster level
TOKYO, April 13, Kyodo
The maximum radiation level in Tokyo in the 16 hours through 9 a.m. Wednesday fell to the normal range seen before the occurrence of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on March 11, the science ministry said.
The level fell to 0.079 microsieverts per hour from the maximum level of 0.093 microsieverts detected Monday to Tuesday, returning to the pre-disaster range for Tokyo at 0.028-0.079 microsieverts, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Among other areas, the maximum radiation level in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, fell to 0.142 microsieverts from 0.159 microsieverts. The pre-disaster range there was 0.036-0.056 microsieverts.
The level in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, where the pre-disaster range was 0.0176-0.0513 microsieverts, dropped to 0.080 microsieverts from 0.084 microsieverts, it said.
But the maximum radiation level in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled nuclear power plant, leveled off at 2.100 microsieverts against the pre-disaster range of 0.037-0.046 microsieverts.
The maximum radiation level in Namie, Fukushima, located 30 kilometers northwest of the nuclear plant, stood at 26.4 microsieverts at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday.
A human being receives radiation of 50 microsieverts from one chest X-ray.
==Kyodo
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