thstw was found to contain radioactive cesium 520 times the government's safety standard. the farm shipped 411 head of cattle to meat prog facilities in 5 prefectures clintoo omate marc to early july. in migata prefecture, dicte si high as 15 times the government stdaer detected in cattle in 2 farms. one of the farms shipped 24 he of cattle. matarecte y ur omar ailo d-ly. investigators found a total of 648 head of cattle had been shpeafter being fed contaminated straw. the amount of contaminated meat found to have been distributed to markets across the country is expected to rise. >>> overnight, the price of gold rg to a record high. gold futures topped $100 p ounce for the first time ever. the rally came as worries about u.s. and european debts prompted ereous metal.seek theafy o last week, major credit rating agencies said they may lower the ratings of u.s.ovnmton if lawmakers fail to raise the federal debt ceiling. concer are also mounting that the european debt problem may spreadoor countries in the region. market players say buying pressure on gold fures likely contin

levels of radio active cesium have been detekded in six prefectures. >> i have a small child. i'm too worried to let my family eat beef. >> on july 19th, japan's central government directed authorities in fukushima to put a suspension on cattle shipments. the suspension is making farmers uneasy. about 07 cattle are kept here, about 120 kilometers from the damaged nuclear plant. fear about radiation in food following the fukushima accident has already cut the price of cattle to about a third of what it was before march 11. the suspension has also deprived farmers of the profits they expected to make by selling their cattle. >> translator: i'm troubled, here yod. period. i will try to change things around in toward deliver safe beef to consumers without any worry. i'll have to ask the central government for a help in doing that. >> on july 2 much, the government announced a plan to deal with beef containing unsafe level. >>> now nhk reporter is occur e kfring this story for us. earlier giving insight. >> currently beef seemingly contaminated with radio active cesium is distribut

the straw was found to contain radioactive cesium at up to 520 times the government's set safety standard. the farms shipped 411 head of cattle to meat processing facilities in five prefectures including tokyo from late march to july. in niigata prefecture, were given to cattle at two farms. the straw was from miyagi prefecture which borders fukushima. one of the farms has shipped 24 head of cattle. yamagata shipped into july. 648 head of cattle have been shipped after being fed contaminated straw. the amount of meat found distributed to markets across the country is expected to rise. >>> the japan government and tokyo electric power company will announce on tuesday a revised plan to bring the reactors at the fukushima daiichi plant under control. the utility began operating a system to decontaminate radioactive water at the end of last month. but the system is working below the target capacity due to leaks and other problems. the decontamination rate dropped to 37 tons of water per hour at one point. more than 20% below the target capacity. it increased to 239 tons per hour after tepco w

there is radio active cesium in amounts higher than the government standard. they suspended shipments of beef cattle on tuesday. the health ministry is asking governments to check levels. meanwhile, radio active rice straw used for cattle feed has been found in ten prefek tours. wh most of the straw was shipped from companies in miaga prefecture, north of the fukushima daiichi nuke particular plant. that wraps up this edition of "ne "newsline." thanks for joining us.

near the damaged nuclear plant. >> translator: hay with a high level of radioactive cesium was fed to cattle at the farm. 42 of them were sent to meat processing plants. >> the finding came during inspections ordered by the prefecture after a large dose of the radioactive substance was found in hay at the first farm. the latest checks uncovered up to 97,000 bequerels, 73 times the safe limit. the cattle were sent to four plants on april 8th and july sixth. 14 to yokohama, 13 to tokyo, 10 to sendai and to chiba. it provided detailed information to the relevant municipalities asking to trace the tranles of the beef from the cattle. the prefecture said the hay was collected in a city about 80 kilometers southwest of the power plant. the hay had been left outdoors for at least four days after the march 11th disaster. a farm next to it bought the hay in early april and used it for cattle feed ime for nuclear watch with the latest at the plant. it's been four months since the disaster. now the japanese government came up with a plan, a two-stage stress test to improve the safety of the nucl

the utility said on monday that robots found airborne cesium 134 in the number two react ter building with ranges going to 40 to 60 times above the government standard. it is to believed to have originated from explosions and steam leaking from the damaged reactors. the plant operator said it needs to confirm the amount of origin. it also needs to reduce the amount so work can begin to bring the reactors under control. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives. "nuclear watch" brings you insight on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" focuses on japan's efforts to rebuild. don't forget to watch on "newsline." >>> three officials of the north korean olympic committee have arrived in tokyo to attend a meeting of the olympic council on sunday. where vice president of the north korean olympic committee and two others arrived monday night. they're the first from that country to visit japan in five years. in october 2006, they were banned from entering the country. the move

this comes after radioactive cesium exceeding the government standard was detected in cattle shipped from a farm in minamisoma city. the meat has already been distributed for sale without being tested for radioactive material. >> translator: i need to discuss the issue with related ministries, agencies, and fukushima prefecture to consider testing all cattle from marked off areas of the prefecture. >> since the nuclear disaster, the farm has shipped 17 head of cattle for slaughter, 6 of which were sent to tokyo and tochigi prefectures. from there, the beef was distributed to retailers in more than eight other prefectures. the meat was not tested for radioactive material. fukushima prefecture has now decided to inspect all of the cattle in the evacuation zone around the disabled nuclear power plant, and at least one head of cattle from all other farms within the prefecture. but there are concerns that there is not enough equipment to test all the animals. the machines are also used to check pork and other meats as well as vegetables. about 90% of cattle from fukushima are sent to meat

animals from some farms have been fed straw containing radioactive cesium. now the government has banned shipments from fukushima prefecture. >> i have given orders to stop the shipment of all cattle to the treatment center. >> the meet has already been sent to shops nationwide and might have already been eaten. >> i am worried because i have children. i think that there is a continuing problem with beef. >> we have been told that it is ok as long as we don't continue to eat meat. >> this is the latest scare of contamination. already it has been found in green tea. even the tap water in tokyo. radiation cannot be carried very far from the crippled nuclear plant. once it gets into the food chain, it can travel all around the country. four months after the fukushima plant was shattered by explosions and a meltdown, it is still leaking radiation. the government announced some success in the operation to get the crisis under control. they have set up a system to claim tens of thousands of tons of contaminated water. the next step is to bring this to a shutdown w

we were going to talk about the fact that 11 cows had been found with levels of radioactive cesium threeabove the safety standard set in japan, but nobody knew whether the meat had gotten to consumers. now we learned that meat from six cows has actually gotten through to consumers. what the japanese officials are saying don't panic. the levels they have set as safety levels are set for continued consumption, exposure over a long period of time, and that if you have a couple of steaks, you should be fine. it also does concern people because it's showing the food safety net, if you like, that they set up following the radiation crisis after the fukushima plant isn't working. the meat got through. they think the cows got radiation from eating hay. >> i'd like to be optimistic, but remember last time the japanese officials said don't worry, and look how bad it got. glad we had you on today, michael. good to see you. >>> owning a home doesn't stop when you close on the property. >>> when it's time to fix the roof or maybe the basement, it's always a good idea to negotiate with a contractor. t