Workers have been able to re-enter the nuclear power plant at Fukushima after they were evacuated again when smoke was seen. Progress continues to bring the situation under control, but concerns grow over the extent that the radiation has had on the surrounding area.
At certain points in the last few days, recorded levels have been extremely high, and some workers had to go to hospital because of exposure. However, the radiation now appears to have dropped once more.
Bans on Japanese food are widening though, after dangerous amounts of radioactive substances were found in vegetables and tap water in Tokyo was declared unfit for infants to drink.
The IAEA has stated the Fukushima remains a serious concern, but it seems more and more unlikely that the work undertaken has avoided the kind of catastrophic disaster that was suggested following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
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