Business Week is reporting that hazardous radiation levels found at two damaged reactors is delaying work at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant, the site of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
Exposure to radiation at the site was detected at the #2 unit that has the potential to cause detrimental health effects including vomiting, hair loss and diarrhea. An official with Toyko Electric Power Company has admitted to a water leak at the site.
The radiation level at the #2 reactor most recently measured at 1,000 millisieverts an hour, Japan’s nuclear safety agency has said. A single dose would cause radiation sickness, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Experts warn that this story is just beginning to develop and it is expected to worsen with time. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the Japanese people.
