The radiation released by the Fukushima nuclear plant could turn the world into two or three weeks, according to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Test Ban Organization (CTBTO, for its acronym in English). According to the CTBTO in the coming days the pollution from Fukushima reach European countries and ensures that by a margin of two to three weeks will have traveled much of the planet, but has no adverse health effects.
Last week, the increase in radiation levels caused panic among residents of California on the U.S. West Coast, and radioactive particles on Tuesday came to Iceland. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the radiation levels detected in other countries does not pose a public health threat.
At a press conference, the WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said reports received after the radiation levels found in other countries like Sweden "poses no health threat." The agency recommended to avoid self-medication with potassium iodide against radiation used, because it could bring negative consequences to health unless they are recommended by health authorities in each country.
Yesterday the radioactive iodine expelled from the Fukushima plant exceeded 250 thousand times the level permitted in the sea, according to the Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency. In addition, a new amount of highly radioactive water was discovered in Fukushima, which do fear another delay to revive the damaged reactor cooling.
The earthquake of nine degrees on the Richter scale occurred on March 11 caused a tsunami that flooded and devastated 500 square kilometers of territory in the prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki. Damage from the earthquake are estimated at 300 billion dollars, a figure that exceeds what it cost three to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 
Last week, the increase in radiation levels caused panic among residents of California on the U.S. West Coast, and radioactive particles on Tuesday came to Iceland. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the radiation levels detected in other countries does not pose a public health threat.
At a press conference, the WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said reports received after the radiation levels found in other countries like Sweden "poses no health threat." The agency recommended to avoid self-medication with potassium iodide against radiation used, because it could bring negative consequences to health unless they are recommended by health authorities in each country.
Yesterday the radioactive iodine expelled from the Fukushima plant exceeded 250 thousand times the level permitted in the sea, according to the Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency. In addition, a new amount of highly radioactive water was discovered in Fukushima, which do fear another delay to revive the damaged reactor cooling.
The earthquake of nine degrees on the Richter scale occurred on March 11 caused a tsunami that flooded and devastated 500 square kilometers of territory in the prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki. Damage from the earthquake are estimated at 300 billion dollars, a figure that exceeds what it cost three to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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