Radiation levels reach new highs as conditions worsen for workers - The Washington Post

By Chico Harlan and Brian Vastag, Sunday, March 27,

"Evidence of rising contamination in and around the plant has tempered optimism from one week ago, when engineers began work to restore power to the first of the damaged reactor buildings. Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Sunday that a new measurement of seawater taken about 1,000 feet from the facility showed an iodine level 1,850.5 times the legal limit, higher than a reading taken the previous day."