Radiation levels in the seawater outside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan reached their highest levels yet this morning.
Officials said the seawater contains 3,335 times the normal amount of iodine, the Associated Press reported.
Now government officials are considering draping special tarps over three of the reactors to contain the radiation. It's a plan that's never been tried before and is not without risk because officials don't want more pressure to build up.
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