Marine Sediment Sample onboard Asakaze in Japan

Mai Suzuki from Greenpeace Japan holds a marine sediment sample onboard the Asakaze, a Japanese research vessel chartered by Greenpeace Japan, conducting radiation survey work off shore of Fukushima Prefecture. The research includes sea bed survey and sampling of marine sediment. A gamma ray spectrometer is used to measure the distribution of radioactivity discharged from the plant, and sampling and the under water videos /stills documentation are conducted by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). All samples will be sealed up before transport to independent laboratories in Japan and France.