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. . . they don't know why radiation levels were lower near the suspected fuel debris than around the foundations. They gave a number of possible reasons, such as that cooling water may have washed radioactive materials off the debris.
“The high readings from fuel debris would be expected – the higher reading from the foundations, if confirmed, would be more of a concern as the cause is at present unclear. But as officials indicate, it might not be a genuine reading anyway.
. . . 42 sieverts per hour of radiation was also detected outside the foundations of the reactor.
. . . they don't know why radiation levels were lower near the suspected fuel debris than around the foundations. They gave a number of possible reasons, such as that cooling water may have washed radioactive materials off the debris.
a reply to: Kester
Does anyone know why they're getting higher readings outside the building?
originally posted by: DrBobH
a reply to: Kester
Crikey 42 Sv/hr - lethal dose in around 10 mins. Don’t have any clue how they’ll clean that up.