Radiation detected in groundwater near Fukushima nuclear plant
High levels of radiation were detected for the first time in groundwater near Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, BBC reported.
Highly radioactive water continues to leak at the plant; for the first time it has been found in groundwater 15m below reactor 1.
Although it does not appear to have caused an immediate problem, there is a possibility it could eventually affect drinking water if concentrations were high enough.
However, the government insists that no water or food contamination has reached levels that would be harmful to people's health.
Meanwhile, a massive search has begun to find the remains of those missing since the devastating tsunami hit.
Three weeks after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the true number of those who died is still not known.
More than 11,500 people are confirmed dead but nearly 16,500 remain unaccounted for.
