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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton, the TPP, and Protecting Our Food [View all]Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)In my area, a major university, the city government, and the High-Energy Research Institute (KEK) are among the organizations monitoring radiation levels.
For example, the current radiation level in this general area is 0.09 microsievert/hour, which is what it was before the nuclear accident.
http://rcwww.kek.jp/norm/
A nearby city government takes radiation readings at schools and parks twice a year. Here are the latest results (from April this year). Once again, normal readings.
http://www.city.moriya.ibaraki.jp/kinkyu/radiation/housyasenn_Kekka/youjisisetutou.files/school20150415.pdf
I will note that that particular city removed topsoil from parks and schoolyards in 2011 when radiation readings were 5 to 10 times higher than normal. It was one of the "hot spots" in this region because surrounding areas had lower radiation readings.