Fukushima radiation leaks greatly underestimated — RT

Radiation that escaped into the environment in the first week after the tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, is double the initial estimate according to a new report.

The revised calculation of the Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency published on Tuesday puts the number at 770,000 terabecquerels. Earlier, the government said it was 370,000 terabecquerels, reports Kyodo news agency.

The new estimate is closer to what the independent Nuclear Safety Commission voiced, which said 630,000 terabecquerels escaped in the first month after the disaste

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Fukushima radiation leaks greatly underestimated — RT