Japan nuclear crisis: fears of blunder over rising levels of radiation. Say what? Radiation not 10 million times higher, only 100 000 normal.

there is no doubt that there has been a huge leap in radiation within the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the turbine building of No 2 reactor, where a reading of more than 1,000 millisieverts per hour was recorded

Exposure to 100 millisieverts per year is believed to be the lowest level at which cancer risks are evident.

A dose of 1,000 millisieverts can cause temporary radiation sickness, including nausea and vomiting.

The number of radiation-affected foods will likely increase as each prefecture is testing its produce

The latest official figure for the dead and missing from the earthquake and tsunami stands at 27,242. A huge backlog of thousands of bodies in makeshift morgues is leading many local governments to hold mass burials.

Japan nuclear crisis: Japanese fear blunder over rising levels of radiation - Telegraph

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