Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima

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Japan's environment ministry will publish test results weekly at least for the next three months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The environment ministry's tests of samples taken from 11 points near the plant concluded concentrations of radioactive isotope tritium below the lower limit of detection - 7 to 8 becquerels of tritium per litre.The ministry will publish test results weekly at least for the next three months and will then review the timing of further disclosure, an official told Reuters on Sunday.

Japan's fisheries agency on Saturday said tests of fish in waters around the plant did not detect tritium., below its self-imposed limit of 700 becquerels and far below the World Health Organisation's limit of 10,000 becquerels for drinking water.

 

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