Radiation levels in seabed near Japan plant jump

Radiation levels in seabed near Japan plant jump
by Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) May 4, 2011
Levels of radioactive substances have jumped in the Pacific seabed off Japan near the nuclearpower plant crippled by a massive tsunami in March, according to theplant operator.

Seabed samples collected some 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contained 1,400 becquerels of radioactive caesium-137 per kilogramme, TokyoElectric Power Company (TEPCO) said.

Radiation levels in seabed near Japan plant jump