US Gov’t: Widespread contamination throughout northern Japan

US Gov’t: Widespread contamination throughout northern Japan, including Tokyo — “Entire region would be required to be posted as radiological area”

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Subject: RE: Draft read-out 1600 Telecon 04/07/11 Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposition
Date: 04/08/2011 12:53 PM

Dr. [Deanne J. Idar, CIV OSD POLICY],

Given that much of the call was spent describing the current radiological status on the ground in Japan, I think a short summary of that status would be useful in the telecon summary. Here is a proposed paragraph:

“The nuclear accident in Japan has resulted in widespread deposition of radioactive contamination throughout the northern part of Japan, including the metropolitan Tokyo area. Surface contamination levels in this entire region would be required to be posted as radiological area if they were at a U.S. licensed facility or DOE site. Any materials leaving Japan have the potential for low levels of radioactive contamination. Thus, the discussion about materials in DOD possession is indicative of similar materials that are entering commerce from Japan. In the DC and IPC meetings earlier this week, it was agreed that the limit of 4 Bq/cm2 for commerce was going to be acceptable and posed no health risk.”

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Jeff Steele
Naval Reactors

h/t Enformable

See also:

• Nuclear expert back from Japan: People in Tokyo "basically walking on radioactive waste everyday" (AUDIO)
• Gundersen on CTV: The country of Japan is contaminated -- "Just routine checking an area here and there" in Tokyo found all samples to be radioactive waste (VIDEO)