Guardian: “Danger Reading” in Tokyo — Radiation near level that triggers an evacuation — 17 times recommended limit

Guardian: “Danger Reading” in Tokyo — Radiation near level that triggers an evacuation — 17 times recommended limit — More contaminated than areas in exclusion zone

Radiation level on Tokyo street was 17 times recommended limit, exceeding readings in parts of Fukushima exclusion zone

[...] Researchers recorded radiation of 3.35 microsieverts per hour along a street in Setagaya ward, a higher level than in some parts of the 20-kilometre exclusion zone around the nuclear plant.

The hourly reading is equivalent to 17.6 millisieverts (mSv) a year, according to science ministry calculations, just below the 20 mSv a year required to trigger an evacuation, and more than 17 times the internationally recommended level for the general public. [...]

Radiation levels in the neighbourhood, which has a population of more than 840,000, have not dropped, despite decontamination efforts. [...]

Read the report here: Fukushima radiation fear in Tokyo after danger reading

[link to enenews.com]

The measurement was taken not from a gutter or drain pipe, but from one meter above the ground, according to NHK.