New Radiation Hotspots Found at Fukushima

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BY KANA INAGAKI
TOKYO—The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex said over the weekend that its struggles to control highly radioactive water had suffered new setbacks.
The company announced the discovery of contaminated spots in new parts of the compound where the water is stored, while radiation levels jumped to highly dangerous levels in another part of that area where readings were previously lower.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it found on Saturday and Sunday high radiation levels in five locations near storage tanks installed to collect the 400 tons of contaminated water pumped out daily from the radioactive reactor buildings, …
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