Virtually everything, even basic building materials, still has to be imported.
These materials still constitute the largest group of ferromagnets commonly used.
Although some people did come back, others stayed away, concerned about the amount of radioactive materials still in the soil.
Despite the efforts of scientists at Sellafield to try to eradicate the problem, the probe found more than 2,000 bottles with the toxic materials still on site.
This article was amended on 17 October 2013 to clarify that other radioactive materials still present in the water were measured at 37 million becquerels per litre.
"It brings together not just drawing but found materials — still or moving, torn-paper forms, silhouetted figures and live performances," he said.
Early this month, Dr. ElBaradei put public pressure on the interim Iraqi government to start the process of accounting for nuclear-related materials still ostensibly under I.A.E.A. supervision, including the Qaqaa stockpile.
Other radioactive materials still present in the water were measured in August at 37 million becquerels per litre, the utility said, adding that the radiation was in beta form, which is less penetrative than more serious gamma rays.
Luckily, the earth is still prey to the forces of gravity, building materials still come in straight-edged profiles, construction permit departments are still finicky and conservative, and human beings -- not robots -- are still doing construction ["Architecture's Claim on the Future: The Blob" by Herbert Muschamp, July 23].
Tepco has tried to stop these continuing releases by taking steps like erecting a cover over one damaged reactor, but it acknowledges that radioactive materials still escape through tiny gaps in the cover, or through damaged ventilation systems and cracks in the reactor buildings.
Are the materials still active?
