Reply #19: AJE update

[nadinbrzezinski]

(All times are local in Japan GMT+9)

2:02am
The UN atomic watchdog says there have been some positive developments at the disaster-hit nuclear power plant in the last 24 hours but that the overall situation remains very serious.

Graham Andrew, a senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also says radiation levels in major Japanese cities have not changed and remain below dangerous levels. He says the IAEA can confirm that in some areas near the plant radioactive iodine has been detected in some freshly grown vegetables.

There have been some positive developments in the last 24 hours but overall the situation remains very serious.