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Radioactive substances rose 5 km in air on March 14-15 — Carried by jet stream to US and Europe

Radioactive substances spewed from a damaged Japanese nuclear plant were carried to Europe through the United States by a jet stream, Japanese researchers said, Jiji news agency reported Wednesday.

A Japanese research group led by Toshihiko Takemura, associate professor at Kyushu University, tracked the flow of leaked radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant through a computer simulation . . .

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1647024.php/Wind-carried-radiation-to-Europe-from-Japan-researchers-say