Japan:Cattle farm inspected for radiation-tainted beef +
Laaska News July 10,2011
TEPCO: Quake caused no problems at nuclear plants
Japan:Cattle farm inspected for radiation-tainted beef
Fukushima prefectural officials have started an inspection of a cattle farm in Minami-Soma city. Radioactive cesium surpassing the government’s safe limits was detected in cattle shipped from the farm.
1,530 to 3,200 becquerels of radioactive cesium per 1 kilogram was detected in 11 head of cattle carried to a meat processing firm in Tokyo.
Fukushima prefectural authorities asked the municipality to refrain from shipping beef cattle.
The officials visited the farm on Sunday morning to make inquiries about feed and water given to the cattle.
The inspection has found that the 11 cattle were kept inside a barn, and since last fall, they had been fed with straw that was stored indoors and mixed with feed from outside the prefecture. They were given water drawn from a well.
No radioactive substances were detected on the skin of the cattle in pre-shipment screening.
The prefecture will also analyze water and feed samples at a laboratory to determine the source of the contamination.
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TEPCO: Quake caused no problems at nuclear plants
Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has found no problems with its Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants as a result of Sunday’s quake.
TEPCO says it ordered Daiichi plant workers to move away from coastal areas to higher ground after tsunami advisories were issued for the Fukushima coast. It also stopped moving low-level contaminated water from the plant to a giant steel storage barge.
The company confirms the safety of all the workers.
TEPCO says the work to inject cooling water into the reactors is proceeding as usual. It adds that no problem was found with external power supply.
As for radiation readings, the company says no changes were detected at monitoring posts around the 2 plants.
Tohoku Electric Power Company says it has found no problems with its Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture and Higashidori plant in Aomori Prefecture. It says their reactors were not in operation at the time of the quake.
NHK.
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