the downstream levels of the same river in an area of soma city were 13,000 becquerels. the upstream levels had fallen to one-fifth of those observed in may, but the downstream measurements had tripled. cesium levels near the mouth of another river in soma city where were nearly 30,000 becquerel. they have doubled since may. kinki university hideo yamazaki says radiation levels should be monitored near river mouths as radioactive substances in riverbed sands are probably moving downstream. >>> a survey team of the international atomic energy agency has drawn up final recommendations on how to remove the radioactive substances released from the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the team handed the report to the japanese government on tuesday. the 80-page report is based on the team's visit to fukushima prefecture last month. the report urges central and local governments to find final disposal sites for contaminated topsoil and other materials so they won't cause health problems. the experts say the decontamination work should start from locations where high levels o

downstream levels of the same river were 3,000 becquerel. they had fallen to one fifth of those observed in may, but downstream measurements tripled. cesium levels near the mouth of another river in soma city where were nearly 30,000 becquerel. they doubled since may. he says radiation levels should be monitored near river mouths as radioactive substances in river bed sands are probably moving downstream. >>> a survey team of the international atomic energy agency has drawn up final recommendations on how to remove the radioactive substances released from the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the team handed the report to the japanese government on tuesday. the 80-page report is based on the team's visit to fukushima prefecture last month. the report urges central and local governments to find final disposal sites for contaminated topsoil and other materials so they won't cause health problems. the experts say the decontamination work should start from locations where high levels of radiation are detected. they advise much of the radioa

the government's lipt is 500 becquerels per kilogram. the prefecture says the farm produced about 840 kilograms of rice this year. it says the harvested rice is being kept in a warehouse and has not gone into circulation. >> translator: the prefecture will monitor the situation to guarantee the safety of the rice. in the oonami district we will re-examine crops from all the farms and determine the cause of the contamination. >> last month the prefecture allowed shipments from the district after tests at two locations confirmed radioactive levels were safe. >>> people across japan have been worried about the food they eat ever since the nuclear accident. researchers and local officials from fukushima prefecture are looking elsewhere for some answers. fallout from the chernobyl accident in 1986 fell on neighboring belarus. the researchers want to see how people there are coping with contamination and how they're insuring the food they eat is safe. nhk world reports. >> reporter: about 23% of belarus remains contaminated with radioactive su

the density per kilogram reached 25 becquerels in mountainous areas. researchers say the radioactive material may have accumulated in the soil due to rain. but they say the pollution levels are not high enough to require decontamination. >> translator: there are many places throughout japan where radiation testing of the soil has not been carried out. i hope this simulation will be a useful reference when more detail tests are conducted. >>> despite the debt crisis, the economy of the 17-nation euro zone grew 0.2% during the july-to-september period from the previous three months. it almost stalled because of fiscal problems that started in greece. the eu statistics office also announced on tuesday that germany, the largest euro zone economy reported growth of 0.5%. and france, the second largest, 0.4%. but no gdp data are available for greece and italy, now mired in debt problems. and at the same time, the eu has revised its forecast for next year's growth to 0.5%, from 1.8% it made last spring. with no signs yet of an end to the debt crisis, the euro

the national permissible level for rice is 500 becquerels per kilogram. fujimura noted radioactive material higher than state limits was detected in preshipment tests and no rice of such levels has entered the market. he asked the governor to determine the cause of the contamination and strengthen inspections of rice in and around the onami district. >>> we will look at a place that's been restricted for good reason. fukushima daiichi power plant has been gripping our attention. on today's nuclear watch we go inside. 3 dozen journalists toured it last saturday. he tells us what he saw. he is speaking in japanese and we provide simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: yes, we have been asking since immediately after the accident to open the site to the media to the japanese government and tepco, but we were not allowed to because we were told that we may obstruct the works and the radiation was very high, but eight months had passed, and cooling of the reactors has stabilized, and we were able to accompany the minister in charge of the nuclear accident,

it found radioactive cesium at levels of 1,103 becquerels and 1,054 becquerels per kilogram respectivelythe levels are 14 to 15 times higher than the limit set by the country's nuclear safety commission. the water had been used to clean filters which remove toxic materials from ashes. the operator stopped discharging the waste water on wednesday. the chiba prefectural government has launched a survey of the sea water near the plant. >>> a reactor at the genkai nuclear plant in southwestern japan has resumed power generation after nearly a month-long stoppage. it is the first reactor in the country to restart operation after the fukushima accident. the rezufltion at the number four reactor at the plant in saga prefecture took place on wednesday afternoon. it had halted automatically on october 4th due to a procedural error. the plant's operator kyushu electric power company restarted the reactor on tuesday. after getting the go-ahead from the government's nuclear safety agency. the company plans to gradually increase the amount of power generated and return to normal operation by friday.

concentration of radioactive substances rises ten fold inside the fish and exceeds the legal limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram. >> translator: sand worms and serpent starfish eat organic matter in the mud. through the creatures, radioactive substances are passed on to bigger fish. it takes a long time for that to happen. high levels of cesm are still found in the fish. >> reporter:heoncentration of radioactiveubstans in serpenstarfish last month was only one-tenth of what it was in the first survey. radio activity in sandworms decreased only 40%. fish feed on sandworms so the contamination is likely to affect marine life for some time to come. >> our reporter spent three days at the research ship and joins us now with more on what he found in that coverage. our conversation will be in japanese. we will provide simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: we have lived learned that the contamination of organisms in the sea off fukushima is serious, the international atomic energy in cooperation with member nations has begun an investigation in the pacific ocean and east china sea. how far do you th

the permissible level is 500 becquerels per kilogram. fujimura noted that the levels were detected in preshipment price and no levels have entered the market. he added he asked the governor to determine the cause of the contamination and strengthen inspections of rice in and around the onami district. fujimura said he would consider lifting the sanctions as soon as the tests confirm the rice's safety. this is the first ban imposed on rice shipments since the fukushima accident. >>> we're going it take a look inside a place only a select number of people have been over the last eight months. the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant has held our interest ever since the disaster. on tonight's "nuclear watch," we go inside three dozen journalists toured the plant last saturday. nhk world's yoshihiro nemura was one of them. we'll provide simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: it's been eight months since the accident and the site was opened to the media for the first time. but isn't it too late? >> well, yes, we've been asking since imm

using a handful of devices, we measured raw radiation levels-- counts per minute-- as well as becquerels and microsieverts, which calibrate the raw numbers to their impact on human beings. >> as you can see it's down to 94 c.p.m. and .185 min. sieverts considerably lower than they were just a few moments ago. >> reporter: sean bonner is one of the founders of safecast, an all-volunteer organization that has plotted the most detailed maps of radiation contamination in japan since the nuclear meltdown in march. radiation doesn't fit that nice neat little disk you want to paint on the map, right? >> yeah. radiation isn't looking at a compass, radiating outward. >> reporter: that's right. it's a very arbitrary thing. >> yeah. there was like wind and topography and this crazy stuff that ends up playing into it. >> reporter: wherever they go, they draw a crowd. a curious, nervous, thankful crowd. in a restaurant parking lot in nihonmatsu about 60 kilometer from the nuclear plant, we met hiroko ouchi. "i'm worried about my children and grandchildren," she told us. "thank you for measuring. than