More plutonium found in Fukushima Daiichi soil – Detected in four samples

Published: April 7th, 2011 at 2:46 am ET
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Fukushima: plutonium detected again on the power station site, AFP, April 6, 2011:

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From the tiny amount of plutonium was detected in soil at four locations of the nuclear accident in Fukushima (north-eastern Japan) for the second time in recent days, said Wednesday the site operator. …

Wednesday, TEPCO said in a statement that identical amounts of plutonium were detected in four samples taken 25 and March 28, including three in the same place as when the first survey.

“It is possible that some of this plutonium comes from the reactors at the plant,” said TEPCO. …

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Published: April 7th, 2011 at 2:46 am ET
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