Fukushima sea near the plant toxic radioactive contaminated

TOKYO. Nuclear Safety Agency yesterday found that the sea water near a nuclear power plant contaminated Dai-Ichi toxic radiation.

Radioactive iodine in sea water under study increased to 3355 times above the safe limit. On the morning of radioactive iodine number is still 2572 times.

Meanwhile, workers continue to try to inject water into the damaged nuclear reactor during the last two weeks. Experts have tried to fix a broken system. However, their work hampered after the discovery of dangerous radioactive in and near the reactors.

Some steps have been submitted to reduce the anticipated impact of radiation on the health of surrounding communities. One of them being considered is to use a special cloth to cover the three reactors at the plant Dai-Ichi for toxic radiation does not spread into the air.

"But we have not come to the conclusion for the types of facilities that may be effective," said Chief Cabinet Yukio Edano.

Japan began of food crisis

Tokyo residents began to panic when of food and basic necessities of everyday in Japan began scarce. Masuhiro Ogura, one rice trader in Tokyo urged its customers to refrain from buying more rice if the rice supply in their homes still exist.

Therefore, the citizens of Tokyo have began stockpiling of food and clear the inventory in stores. The shelves of food, water and tissue is empty. Gas stations were already running out of supplies, because many people who buy excessively to anticipate the impact of nuclear radiation worse.

Japanese Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano said, with many hoarders, causing the government ate difficult to send material to the millions of victims of the earthquake and tsunami that also need food.

Supermarket 7-Eleven in Japan were already running out of supplies of goods for sale. "People tended to buy batteries, paper towels and eating to excess material," said Hirotake Henmi, a spokeswoman for Seven & I Holdings Co..

This situation has begun to happen since two days ago. Society has purchased 10 times more tissue than usual. Food stores sell nine times more chicken than usual.

Tuna Exports to Japan decreased

JAKARTA. The tsunami that struck Japan's turned out bad for the export of Indonesian tuna. Understandably, all this time Japan is the biggest consumer of tuna.

Ang Sakiman, Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Fish Carrier Vessel (APKPII), said that since Thursday (11 / 3) and practically no shipments of tuna to Japan. "In fact, usually within 4 days to a week, I can send 2 tons of tuna,", Sunday (13 / 3).

Ang said, this tuna shipment retention due to obstruction of access to transport, especially in Tokyo. In fact, during this approximately 75% of tuna from Indonesia supplied through Tokyo, while the remainder through other cities like Osaka.

This condition is certainly very unfortunate given the high price of tuna medium-high. Ang said, the price of tuna in Japan before the tsunami ranges from ¥ 800 - ¥ 900/kilogram (kg). This price is higher than that range from early February to ¥ 500/kg. "We can not get that advantage," he explained.

Victor Nikijuluw, Director General of Processing and Marketing of Fishery Products (DJP2HP) Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (CTF), add the tsunami disaster in Japan will hamper the export of tuna to it for 1-2 weeks. During that period, at least 20 tons of tuna Indonesia delayed the shipment. "Transportation there has not been recovered, so we can not tell," said Victor

However, Victor says it will not transfer that held up the tuna into other countries, such as the United States and Taiwan. Tuna is saved first and then shipped to Japan. "We can not divert these supplies, because it was bound by contract," said Victor.

Edi Yuwono, Chairman of the Indonesian Tuna Association (Astuin), have a different view. He said the tsunami disaster will not disrupt the export of Indonesian tuna. Currently, access to tuna that disrupted deliveries occur only in Tokyo and Shendai, because there paralyzed transport. However, other cities like Osaka relatively still running normal. "I am convinced that disaster would not significantly impede our tuna exports," said Edi.

For your information, Japan is the principal market tunas Indonesia, which contributes about 50% of the total tuna exports last year reached U.S. $ 376 million. The rest obtained from other countries like the United States, South Korea and Taiwan. This year, the CTF target Indonesian tuna exports could rise to U.S. $ 385 million.