Japanese Gov Detects new Dangerous Isotopes

The Japanese Government has just announced that it has detected strontium 89 and 90 in the soil around Fukushima, this is the first such detection since the incident last month.

Strontium 90 is a problem as it is a very nasty isotope, extremely dangerous, its half life is 30 years.. often taking 50 half lives too break down to safe levels, and it can be inhaled and accumulates all around the body.
It is linked to all sorts of cancers most notably bone cancer, and it is known to cause leukemia.

This discovery was made by the now massive relief effort attempting to remove some 200 tonnes of tainted water from the plant that was used to stop it from going into complete melt down.

And don't forget that it is now classified as a rank 7 nuclear catastrophe.

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Radiation warning level in japan.

The Radiation warning level has been raised from 5 to 7.
This may not mean much if you don't have any background with it but ill try to explain.
the three mile island incident Link was a rank 5.
The Chernobyl disaster Link was and is the only other rank 7 disaster in our history.

The scientists who raised the level say that the amount of radiation is not as much as the Chernobyl incident however another reactor caught fire this morning and they believe it is time to raise it to full scale nuclear disaster.