Radiation levels were higher again at the disrupted Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported early Monday.
The plant operators have been scrambling since Saturday to prevent a meltdown at the plant, even pumping seawater into a reactor after Friday's massive earthquake caused the plant's cooling systems to break down. The disruption allowed nuclear fuel rods to become dangerously overheated, dpa reported.
On Sunday, radiation at one of the Fukushima reactors was at 882 microsievert per hour and briefly topped 1,204. Japan allows an hourly exposure of 500 microsievert, which is a measure of the biological effects of radiation.
Despite elevated radiation levels, government officials said Sunday that there was no immediate danger outside the plant. As a precaution, residents have been evacuated within a 20-kilometre radius of the Fukushima power plant.
Radiation levels rise again at endangered Fukushima nuclear plant
Radiation levels were higher again at the disrupted Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported early Monday.
