Tokyo Electric Finds Plutonium in Soil Near Fukushima Plant
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. found plutonium in soil samples taken near the stricken Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant a week ago, the company said.
The presence of plutonium outside the plant means there’s been degradation of the fuel in at least one of the six reactors, Denis Flory, deputy director general of safety at the International Atomic Energy Agency, said yesterday at a press briefing in Vienna. Tokyo Electric can’t determine which reactor emitted plutonium, Vice President Sakae Muto said in a briefing shown on a webcast.