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Fukushima fallout: 6.83 million becquerels/square meter

Dec 15, 2011 00:57

Regarding the radioactive cesium that has been released into the atmosphere as the result of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident, the Ministry of Education and Science announced on December 14 that the cumulative amount of radioactive cesium fallout in 4 months after the accident in Fukushima Prefecture was 6.83 million becquerels/square ( Read more... )

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escape_attempt December 15 2011, 09:08:58 UTC

Aside from cesium-134 and cesium-137, the press release also states the numbers for tellurium-129, tellurium-129m, and cesium-136. For the 4 months period in Fukushima, they are:

*tellurium-129: 528,936 becquerels/square meter
*tellurium-129m: 2,042,500 becquerels/square meter
*cesium-136: 247,000 becquerels/square meter (March only)