government has said they will have to review their nuclear power policy in the wake of this disaster. the spokesman says public confidence in nuclear plants has greatly changed now in this country and that confidence is at a low ebb in the capital, tokyo. people there have been clearing out shops of bottled water after radiation levels there spiked in tap water. the japanese government warned thursday radioactive iodine was above safety levels for infants and shouldn t be used in milk powder mixtures. it s now being reported here that radiation levels in focus owe s tokyo s tap water levels have dropped below safety levels. but close by tap water is still at dangerous levels for toddlers. meanwhile, concerns about japan s products contaminated has moved on to a worldwide level with singapore, australia and hong kong banning products, now, from those areas around that nuclear plant and, also,
levels of radiation, and, they have now been hospitalized. the u.n. atomic agency says the situation of the damaged nuclear plant remains a serious concern but they do say that japan has told them radiation levels there are declining, at this time. meanwhile, people in tokyo have cleared shops out of bottled water after radiation levels there spiked in tap water. the japanese government had warned radioactive iodine was above safety levels for infants and shouldn t be used in milk powder mixtures and it is told now that radiation levels in tokyo s water has dropped below soft levels, and, tap water is still above what is safe for infants and japan s food products concern has gone global the u.s. was the first to ban food products from near the
to high radiation now and they ve been hospitalized. that s come from the number 3 reactor. that s a real worry. that s a plutonium based reactor and if that has some major release, it could have much more worse consequences for the japanese population. and in tokyo, the people there have been clearing the shops out of bottled water after radiation there spiked in tap water. the japanese government had warned radioactive iodine was above safety levels for infants and shouldn t be used in milk powder mixtures. it s being reported here that radiation levels in tokyo s tap water have dropped below safety levels for toddlers. in a nearby place, tap water is reported to be well above what s considered safe for infants and the concerns about japan s food products being radiated has now gone global. the u.s. is the first to ban food products from near the nuclear plants. now australia, singapore and hong kong have restricted food
from that reactor, the authorities had to evacuate the fire crews that had been cooling down those reactors which are in danger of overheating. they do say, though, there hasn t been any spike in radiation at the plant since the smoke started rising. there s also a scare in tokyo, radioactive iodine in the water in the japanese water is twice at safety levels for infants. parents of toddlers are being told to stop using top water in baby powder milk, adults have been told tap water is still safe to drink, though. the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates says he s concerned about radioactive fallout affecting the u.s. 55,000 troops in and around japan, many of whom are involved in that massive relief help to to help survivors of the quake and tsunami. bill: thank you david. a lot to report and follow on in japan. thank you, david piper in okasa. martha: you heard captain chuck nash in america s
they get it okay at this time. also, concerns, as you said, about a large pool which had a number of spent fuel rods in it, and it was overheating earlier today, but they did manage to dump 18 tons of sea water on to that pool and they have got the temperature down now, so that s one worry out of the way at this time. also, concerns about radiation here in japan, still. they have banned some food products from leaving that area around the fukushima plant and concerns here in tokyo, still, about radiation levels, but the japanese government says despite some radioactive iodine found in tap water here, that it s within safety levels. now, the death toll from the quake now stands officially at over 9000, with more than 12,000 still missing. back to you jon. jon: david piper live from tokyo, thank you david. jenna: a quick fox news alert, taking you to egypt