Tokyo (CNN) High-level radiation hot spots can be detected at a sports complex in Japan's northeastern Fukushima prefecture, where the 2020 Tokyo Olympics torch relay will kick off next year, according to a report by environmental group Greenpeace. J-Village is home to a 5,000-capacity stadium, 11 soccer fields, a gym, swimming pool, and hotel and conference center. It is around 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of the now-disabled nuclear plant. The J-Village sports complex is located around 12 miles south of the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. One million microsieverts is equal to 1 sievert, the unit used to measure radiation and quantify the amount absorbed by the body.
Source: CNN December 05, 2019 09:33 UTC