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China rejects ship FROM CALIFORNIA for “abnormal” radiation — Had only been in Tokyo a few hours!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1307021:MV8xNDIxMDgzXzIzMzk5NTEzX0YwRDg2RkE1] 3.5 microSieverts/hr is about 20 times the background average in London. I'll bet there's an economic adjustment as to what is deemed "safe". [/quote]
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UPDATE 1-Japan shipper mulls future of vessel with “abnormal” radiation, Reuters, March 29, 2011 at 12:58 am EDT:
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has not yet decided what it will do with its container ship when it returns to Japan this week, a company official said on Tuesday, after China rejected the vessel for “abnormal” radiation levels. …
Chinese authorities detected a maximum of 3.5 microsieverts per hour on MOL’s ship when it arrived at the port of Xiamen in eastern Fujian province last week, the company spokeswoman said. …
The MOL Presence originated in California, stopping in Tokyo for only a few hours on March 17 before arriving in China four days later, port authorities said.
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