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Fukushima's Nuclear Plant is Still Giving Off Scary Levels of Radiation
New tests show the nuclear plant's groundwater is still toxic.
New reports from Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) remind us that Fukushima's nuclear plant is far from fixed two years after the country was hit by an earthquake and resulting tsunami.
High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found in groundwater at the plant, with tests showing Strontium-90 present at 30 times the legal rate. Tritium, another radioactive isotope, has been detected at elevated levels as well.