Massive levels of radioactive cesium have been detected from gravel at a quarry near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, after high radiation was detected at buildings using gravel from the same quarry, prefectural officials said.
Tests detected up to 214,200 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram of gravel, far above the levels at other quarries operating in the evacuation zones around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. About 60,000-210,000 becquerels of cesium was found in most of the gravel that had been kept outdoors at the quarry since the disaster.
Among 25 quarries in the evacuation zones, up to 122,400 becquerels of radioactive cesium was found at one that has been closed since the nuclear crisis broke out on March 11, 2011. A high of 5,170 becquerels was found at one of 14 operational quarries within the evacuation zones.
Source: Mainichi
Officials alarmed at radioactivity levels found at quarry near Namie – Over 210,000 bq/kg: enformable.com/2012/02/offici…
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CaptD
February 16, 2012
A quarry is a large pit, think of a funnel, that has been “catching” radioactivity since 3/11; so it makes sense to me that the levels are higher than on the surface…
Why this quarry and not ALL quarries; probably because of the winds that carry the radioactive fallout from Fukushima!