TEPCO, Japanese government denying Fukushima radiation reaching ocean fish

November 20, 2012 by legitgov

TEPCO, Japanese government denying Fukushima radiation reaching ocean fish 20 Nov 2012 In what must the most dumbfounding state of denial seen in modern times, both the Japanese government and utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) are disputing the recent study that showed radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant is leaking into the ocean. Eighteen months after the March 2011 nuclear disaster, the U.S. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported that 40% of the fish caught off the coast of Fukushima were still testing positive for radioactive contamination above the government's safety own limits. Scientist Ken Buesseler of Woods Hole stated that while it was expected to still find some levels of contamination, 40% was far too high of a measurement after a year and a half had passed.