The release of radiation from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant will be a problem for Japan for years to come, according to the French nuclear watchdog.
“We are at the beginning of the post-accident phase,” Andre-Claude Lacoste, head of the Paris-based Autorite de Surete Nucleaire, said at a press conference in Paris today. “Japan will have to deal with the consequences of this accident for decades.”
Radioactive contamination, which has been “significant,” could spread to as far as 100 kilometers (62 miles) around the site, he said. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said radiation levels found in Japanese food aren’t harmful while distribution of spinach and milk will be limited after samples had higher-than-normal radiation levels.
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