Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 26, 2011 (9:20 AM EDT)

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 9:30 A.M. EDT
Japanese scientists yesterday detected higher levels radioactive iodine in seawater at water outlets near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

“Iodine 131 was detected at a level 1,250 times the national safety limit,” Hidehiko Nishiyama of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said during a news conference. Officials said there is no immediate danger to residents near the plant from these levels.

Samples…