Mars 2011 / http://news.xinhuanet.com/

Japan considers covering leaking nuke reactors to limit radiation

TOKYO, March 30 (Xinhua) — Japan’s government is talking to nuclear experts about taking the unprecedented measure of covering three badly damaged nuclear reactor buildings at the stricken Daiichi facility with special covers as the plant’s operator struggles to contain radiation from leaking, local media reported Wednesday.

Seawater near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility’s No.1 reactor contained radioactive iodine at 3,355 times the legal limit and a spokesperson for Japan’s (…)