The Japanese government announced a reduction in radiation levels in the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Fukushima, Dai-ichi. Previously, high radiation at this location due to explosion of three nuclear reactors since last Saturday.
"Based on reports I received, the rate has dropped to levels that do not endanger human health," said Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, quoted by CNN page, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
According to reports, at 3:30 local time, radiation levels at these locations has decreased from 596.4 microsieverts be microsieverts 11.930 per hour.
"We still need to monitor the situation closely, but currently not too much radiation from the reactor unit four," said Edano.
Previously, four reactor units were reported on fire, but firefighters successfully extinguished by a team of Japanese disaster team. although this unit is not in operation, still if the radiation from the reactor core could melt a large spread of radioactive substances.
Since Sunday, March 13, 2011, a total of 170,000 people within a radius of 20km from the nuclear power plant were evacuated, following the second nuclear reactor explosion. On Tuesday, the next nuclear reactor unit reportedly also explode.
The government urged people living in a radius of 30km from the location to not go out and close all doors and air ducts.
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