New 'Iwakimaru' device to measure seafloor radioactivity

IWAKI, Japan - A device that is capable of measuring radioactivity of substances on the seafloor is photographed in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014. The device is installed in a new version of the fisheries research vessel "Iwakimaru." The previous "Iwakimaru" was sunk by the 2011 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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