Radioactive Fish Near Fukushima Suggest Ongoing Contamination

The fish off Fukushima remain radioactive, more than a year after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami triggered three meltdowns at the Daiichi nuclear power plant. In fact, bottom-dwelling greenling fish caught in August 2012 boasted the highest levels of radioactive particles seen to date--25,000 Becquerels per kilogram. That is 250 times higher than current Japanese safety standards, a key reason fishing off Fukushima remains prohibited. [More]

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