Japan on Friday said some areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked last year by a massive tsunami will likely remain permanently off-limits.
Measurements taken between November and January confirm earlier results which show a level of radioactivity of 470 millisierverts per year when the average, under normal conditions, is less than one per year, according to a government report released on Friday.
Some of the highest readings were taken in the town of Futaba, to the north-west of the plant wrecked on March 11. (Straits Times)
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