Environmental group Greenpeace says it has found radiation 'hot spots' near the starting point for the upcoming Olympic torch relay in Fukushima.
Environmental group Greenpeace said Wednesday it had detected what it called radiation"hot spots" near the starting point for the upcoming Olympic torch relay in Fukushima, northeastern Japan.
Greenpeace urged fresh radiation monitoring and continued clean-up efforts, saying its surveys had shown areas of high readings near J-Village, a sports complex located about 20 kilometres from the nuclear plant damaged in the 2011 tsunami. Originally designed as a training centre for athletes, J-Village functioned for years as a logistics hub for crews working to control and decommission the crippled reactors.
Greenpeace said they had detected some spots with radiation levels as high as 1.7 microsieverts per hour when measured one metre above the surface.
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