Radiation monitors in Fukushima broken, malfunction 4,000 times

Some 3,000 radiation monitoring devices installed in Fukushima Prefecture after the 2011 nuclear accident have been hit by glitches and other problems nearly 4,000 times, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.The Nuclear Regulation Authority, which operates the devices called monitoring posts, is planning to remove around 80 percent of them by the end of fiscal 2020 on grounds that radiation levels in some areas have fallen and steadied.But the move can also be seen as an attempt to cut costs as the government is expected to terminate by the same year a special budget account for reb…READ FULL ARTICLE