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30 Août 2013
August 29, 2013
Buses help measure radiation levels in Fukushima
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130829_29.html
Busses running routes in Fukushima Prefecture are now helping residents track radiation levels in the air.
Buses servicing routes through 4 cities started carrying special equipment on Thursday to measure radioactivity from the 2011 nuclear accident.
Researchers at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency developed the system. The measurements are shown in real-time on a large monitor set up near JR Fukushima Station. The information is also available online.
The data is updated every 30 seconds. Areas with low levels are shown in blue. The color changes to green, then yellow as levels rise.
The data can be tracked back to January of this year, when researchers started trials.
A woman in her 60s from Fukushima City welcomed the monitoring system. She says she feels uneasy about changes in radiation levels on windy days.
Agency official Hiroshi Takemiya says he hopes the data will give people peace of mind.
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