Significant level of I-131 detected from dry sludge of Fukushima sewage plant after rain in May

Significant density of I-131 was detected from dry sludge of Fukushima sewage plant this May. Cs-134 was also detected. According to Fukushima sewage public corporation, 2 days after rain (26.5 mm) observed on 5/19/2015, Iodine-131 level started jumping up along with Cs-134/137 density. It kept on being detected until the end of May. The highest reading was 794.4 Bq/Kg (5/23/2015). 113 Bq/Kg of Cesium-134/137 was also measured this day. It is assumed that the rain carried I-131 from somewhere to the sewage … Continue reading Significant level of I-131 detected from dry sludge of Fukushima sewage plant after rain in May