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| Rice Rejected at JA center in Minami Soma, Miyagi Prefecture |
Officials from the
agriculture ministry told reporters on Tuesday that efforts to clean
up debris at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have been
the source of cesium that contaminated rice crops about twelve and a
half miles away in the city of Minami Soma since last year.
The officials
suggested that the radioactive materials were transported by winds
during debris removal work conducted in August 2013 at the Unit 3
reactor building and called for TEPCO, operator of the plant, to take
measures to address the contamination.
According to the
agriculture ministry in 2013 rice harvested from 14 paddies in Minami
Soma contained cesium levels exceeding the 100 becquerels per
kilogram safety limit set by the Japanese government. Investigations
found that the contamination was found on the outside of the husks.
NHK is reporting
that TEPCO told the agriculture ministry that it will begin using
chemicals to suppress dust from spreading during future debris
removal operations at the Unit 1 reactor building.
TEPCO plans to
conduct debris removal operations at the Unit 1 reactor after they
disassemble the covers that were installed to help stem the
continuous release of radioactive materials from the crippled
building from escaping.
NHK
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