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From: Don Green	10/12/2011 10:53:02 PM
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Small radiation hotspot found in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward TOKYO — Officials said Wednesday they have found a small area in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward with higher levels of radiation than evacuation zones around the Fukushima nuclear plant. Setagaya’s mayor said concerned parents monitoring for radiation asked them to conduct further tests on a roadside spot near a kindergarten in Tsurumaki. Its radioactivity level of 2.7 microsieverts per hour slightly exceeded that of an area about 40 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Mayor Nobuto Hosakai said the cause is being investigated. He said rainwater containing radioactive particles had been dripping from the roof of a building by the sidewalk. Officials said Wednesday that an estimated annual exposure at the spot wouldn’t pose a health danger. They said the area has been closed off and city officials will also survey nearly 260 parks. Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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