Levels of radioactivity rose near Tokyo Tuesday after an explosion and fire at reactors at a nuclear power plant 250 kilometres north of the capital, reported DPA.
The measurements were not enough to present a health risk, the Kyodo News agency said, citing the science ministry.
Small amounts of radioactive substances, such as cesium and iodine, were detected after the blast and fire at the plant in Fukushima, the government for the Tokyo metropolitan area said. The wind was blowing south at the time.
In Ibaraki prefecture near Fukushima, radiation was measured at 100 times higher than normal while in Kanagawa prefecture south of Tokyo, radiation was 10 time over normal levels, the government said.
Radiation levels rise downwind of reactor blast, fire
Levels of radioactivity rose near Tokyo Tuesday after an explosion and fire at reactors at a nuclear power plant 250 kilometres north of the capital.
