March 18, 2011
Initial Radiation Data Indicates No Large Meltdown
Nature News, Nature News
Nature revealed earlier this week than an international agency set up to detect nuclear tests, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO ), is transmitting detailed data on the spectrum of radionuclides and their levels in the air in and around Japan and the Asia-Pacific region to its member states each day, but that the CTBTO could not release these data to the public because it lacked a mandate to do so.
TAGGED: Nuclear Accident, Japan, Radioactive Contamination, Radioactive Isotopes