Saturday, July 30, 2011

7/30/2011 Strong earthquake hits Fukushima

Source: NHK World
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011 05:30 +0900 (JST)



An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.5 jolted Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday morning.

The Meteorological Agency says the quake occurred at around 3:53 AM.

The quake's focus is off Fukushima Prefecture and is 57 kilometers deep.

Tremors with an intensity of 5 plus on the Japanese scale of zero to 7 hit Naraha Town and Kawauchi Village in Fukushima.

There is no chance of a tsunami.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says there have been no reports of abnormalities at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants.

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7/30/2011 Japan To Use 1,500 Tons Of Sewage Sludge Too Radioactive To Bury As Soil For Gardening

Source: Alexander Higgins Blog
Date: July 30, 2011 at 12:11 pm

After discovering over 1,500 tons of radioactive sludge with levels of radiation above temporary burial limits Japan is now considering using the radioactive sewage as soil for gardening.
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