China finds no abnormalities in samples taken near Fukushima plant

China said Monday it found no abnormalities in seawater and marine life samples that it independently collected in late February near Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but indicated that the result does not assure the lifting of its ban of Japanese seafood imports.Analysis of samples at domestic laboratories showed the radioactive concentration of tritium, cesium-134, cesium-137 and strontium-90 in them was normal, according to the China Atomic Energy Authority, referring to the second round of marine sampling following the one in October.China imposed a blanket ban on…READ FULL ARTICLE